shifter removal

[fourtss]

anyone know how to remove the shifter on a 4 speed granny trans?

[ToughOldFord]

If I'm thinking of the correct tranny, that cone at the top of the transmission cover unscrews, use channel locks or a pipe wrench.

[fourtss]

thanx, I was wonderin if that was possible, my tranny is the one were reverse is away and down.

[460 crew]

Don't you push down and turn the cap just with a firm grip? I has 2 keeper pins that it is held in by spring pressure or something It's been a while.

[ToughOldFord]

Yep, that looks correct. I might be thinking about a different tranny. What I'm thinking about is where the tope cone is a thin steel cover that has four straight edges to grip, but it's not really square.

[ToughOldFord]

Okay, I think this clears it up, it looks like the T-18 used two kinds, I found this site that shows both:

The early type that 460Crew posted:



And the later one that I was talking about:



http://partsmikeparts.com/t18%20ford%20and%20jeep.htm

I'm probably remembering the later one as my '79 was the last T-18 I've worked with.

[fourtss]

mine is the newer one, w/the cap on the inside, is that the one u push in causechannel locks don't grip it and it cannot b pried up

[67highboy]

If your reverse is away and down I think you have a NP435 wich will have a stamped steel ring with a cam lock just as you said push down and turn

But all the T18's I have seen reverse is over and up so I think you have a 435


John

[fourtss]

Think ur right again highboy' however I have a 65 f250 w/the granny low over and down and it has the pry off cap around the shifter, what tranny might that b

[spartman]

I got a shifter from a 75 that had the T-19 with reverse to the passenger side and down and it had the screw on type retainer.

Fit just like a glove on my 67 T-18 box.

The other style I believe was only used for NP 435's