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Transmission/Shifter questions

bags22

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Dec 12, 2015
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Hey guys,
New here, had a bronco years ago, just bought another so now getting back in the game .

The shifting on my new 68 was very sloppy (3 on the floor) so I decided to purchase the James Duff 3-Speed shift kit with Transfer case shifter as well.

When I started digging into it, I realized that the Duff kit probably won't work as the previous owner had already done some kind of conversion.

Now I'm stumped ...
Goal is to tighten up the shift and shorten the throws, as what I have right now will not work for me.

Can you take a look at my pics and let me know if I can still go ahead with the Duff kit or if I have to go an alternate route?

Any help is greatly appreciated...thanks!

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMMdlJ45W4eUi9WHfOefRzirUmhN68mCv_EAXPd
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMlM-sr3JTPeFvJ9fN1i1T3Nq_qosR4SkKQ4nOE
 
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dave67fd

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Links are not working for me but I believe the Duff kit does typically need slight modification to work properly on a stock setup so don't always assume your setup has been previously moded but may well have been.

Click on the link below and click on "THIS PAGE". Maybe some of the same issues your having. You can contact "migs" as well if you need further help he's a genius.

http://www.classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=260366
 
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bags22

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Took a few more pics..
Looks like the previous owner did some kind of Jeep Transmission adapter job.

I'd like to install my new Duff Shifter kit, but don't know what internal Transmission parts i need to make the bolt on Duff kit work.

Take a look and any advice is well received
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JLBachs

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You're gonna need the original forks, the two springs and three pills, and the two rails the forks attach to. Probably be easier to grab a whole used three speed
if you go to broncohq.com, there is a pdf document that has the diagrams of what it's supposed to look like.
I like that ingenuity though if it weren't sloppy it would be worth keeping
 

Tiko433

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I have a Duff 3 speed I bought new a year ago. I have a AT so it needs a home . Every thing . Less boot and tunnel Let me know if interested
 
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