1937 ford swan shifter re-build

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jegga

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Looking for someone who can re-build the swan shifter for the 36-37 ford top loader, swan shifter, weld up the ball slot to take out the pin play..
 
I have straightened up the worn groove with a die grinder to .015 (1/64th) oversize.
Then drill the pin hole 1/64th OS and cut a piece off the drill shank to use as an OS pin.
Go slow and carefully.
 
I did the same thing Bob except the hole in the tower was fine so I made a step pin and put it in from the inside. I also used a piece of bronze and has worked fine for 20000 mi so far. Of course my speed shifting days are behind me.
 
I think to rebuild properly you need to find specs. Thickness of forks, distance between located from some fixed point on the top houseing and tollerance for play. The forks were babbit plated which I have done on a couple but don't feel comfortable not knowning exact fork locations. G.M.
 
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