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T15 Shift Pattern Is Opposite

Discussion in 'Flat Fender Tech' started by masscj2a, Jun 5, 2017.

  1. Jun 5, 2017
    masscj2a

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    Ok, I have a T-15 in my cj2a and I went to drive it after a long restoration/mod and the shift pattern is exactly opposite of what it should be.

    3 1
    2 R

    How is this possible and have you ever heard this happening before? I did not do the rebuild, a third party did. What the heck is going on? Thoughts
     
  2. Jun 5, 2017
    PeteL

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    Do you have three speeds backwards and only one forward? :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    Sorry, couldn't resist.
     
  3. Jun 5, 2017
    AtomicYJ

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    Is it column shifted?
     
  4. Jun 5, 2017
    oldtime

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    I'll take a wild guess that the shift forks were transposed from one rail to the other.
    I check into it and see if that is possible.
    Best I recall from memory is that the T15 shift tower does require a special assembly procedure.
     
  5. Jun 5, 2017
    AtomicYJ

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    So its possible to reverse the shift pattern on a top shifted transmission? I've only ever heard of that happening to side shift when the arms were hooked up wrong.
     
  6. Jun 5, 2017
    oldtime

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    I happened to have a T-15 shift tower handy for inspection.
    Yes its certainly possible to mess up the T-15 shift pattern.
    Apparently this particular tower was re-assembled incorrect.
    The shift rails were interposed.
    Meaning that the LH rail assembly was installed on the RH side and vice versa.
     
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    Rich M.

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    That'll certainly keep the thieves at bay...
     
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    oldtime

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    You'll have to dissasemble the shift tower and re-assemble per factory instructions.
    The T15 shift tower assembly instructions are provided in the 1972 AMC JEEP Technical Service manual.
     
  9. Jun 6, 2017
    masscj2a

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    Thanks guys. That's also what we came up with as well. Will be doing the reassembly sometime today. I took off the tower yesterday and compared it to a T86 and T90 and apparently its been rebuilt with the rails/forks on the wrong sides. Man, I've done reverse valve bodies on GM auto's but never thought it was possible with a stick. Big load off my mind. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again.
     
  10. Jun 7, 2017
    masscj2a

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    Rails and forks are in straight now. We were thinking the T-15 may have been in a DJ. :whistle:
     
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    gunner

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    DJs get blamed for everything! Kind of like the Russians these days:susp::shock::worry::confused:
     
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  12. Jun 9, 2017
    masscj2a

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    Got to have somebody to blame I guess. :sneak:
     
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    75 DJ

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    Did early DJs come with manual transmissions? I've only seen mid-70s and up but they've all had automatics.
     
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    gunner

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    DJ-3A were the first DJs (1957?) and all had stick shift; pretty sure all the DJ-5s and 6s thru the mid 60s were standard shift as well. The postals started in 68-69 with the DJ5A. Postals had a variety of transmissions, but all were automatic. Some DJ5s, similar to the postals, were bought by the military and I'm not sure what transmissions they used.

    Automatics or standard shift- they're still to blame
     
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  15. Jun 10, 2017
    masscj2a

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    Indeed.
     
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    PeteL

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    In England, manual shift patterns traditionally were the reverse of the American norm.
     
  17. Jun 24, 2017
    masscj2a

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    And everyone thought I was nuts. Pete, is the pattern the same as my shift pattern I had in the earlier posting?
     
  18. Jun 24, 2017
    PeteL

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    I'm probably nuts too, regardless.
    Honestly I can't recall exactly, and I may be wrong. It was fifty years ago, but I do remember it being confusing.

    It was in about a 1920s Austin Seven - which was the cousin to American Bantam.

    UPDATE/edit
    I am unable to find evidence that England is different - maybe I'm recalling it wrongly, or perhaps it was the vintage of the car I was driving. Possibly it was the differenece between 3-speed and four-speed, which puts reverse and first in different places.

    Add to that doing it left-handed and on the wrong side of the road.
     
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    masscj2a

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    Don't worry, they say the memory is not the first thing to go, so you are probably just crazy. :rolleyes:
     
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    Pete, your not crazy! The Austin Healey BN1 from '53 and '54 (100-4 to those in North America) used a reverse-pattern gearbox. First gear is to the right and down, 2nd is right and up, 3rd is left and down, etc. Though this is a 4 speed transmission, first gear has a blocking plate to keep it from being engaged, with 2nd becoming the "new" 1st gear, making the box effectively a 3-speed, still with a reversed patten. The blocking plate can be easily removed to access 1st. The 1st gear was so low (coupled with a 4:10 axle) that the car only went about 10 mph in 1st gear, which is why it was blocked off. The stump-pulling 1st gear wasn't well suited to a sports car, and now as a 3 speed transmission, was less than ideal. Later Big Healeys starting around '55 got two different 4 speeds (depending on years) with a conventional shift pattern. A Laycock overdrive as an option was common on the back of the Big Healeys, giving a reasonable cruising gear.
    -Donny
     
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