Shift alignment issues, Should have left it alone! |
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Shift alignment issues, Should have left it alone! |
Petepat |
Oct 23 2023, 06:04 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 1-December 19 From: Florida Member No.: 23,691 Region Association: None |
So I have a 1/1/72 1.7L with a slightly sloppy shift (what's new) so I ordered some bushes and dismantled the shift only to find somebody had beaten me to it and it was fine. BUT putting it back with the right alignment is proving difficult, I can get some gears but not others, is there a tip on putting these things back with the correct alignment? Why did I touch it? I note in the Haynes manual I appear to have the later shift, the one with 2 springs which seems odd. Any tips gratefully received.
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Petepat |
Oct 26 2023, 11:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 1-December 19 From: Florida Member No.: 23,691 Region Association: None |
Thanks guys all this has been very helpful and educative, you know I wouldn't attempt half of this stuff if this WEB site didn't exist. So I've cracked it with your help but I still have 2 questions left 1) When you say it's had a SS conversion do you mean the whole gearbox has to be changed? 2) The 2 extra springs on the gear shift making it 4 in total in the photo is that just to make sure you can't accidentally crunch into reverse?
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Shivers |
Oct 26 2023, 02:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,675 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
Thanks guys all this has been very helpful and educative, you know I wouldn't attempt half of this stuff if this WEB site didn't exist. So I've cracked it with your help but I still have 2 questions left 1) When you say it's had a SS conversion do you mean the whole gearbox has to be changed? 2) The 2 extra springs on the gear shift making it 4 in total in the photo is that just to make sure you can't accidentally crunch into reverse? Yes the four springs makes it harder to push the plate over. When going from 4th to 2nd or 5th to 3rd it will be harder for me to clip reverse or 1st. They used to sell a spring kit and there are a few here that went through the nightmare of putting in four springs. Two is hard enough. But I was going to fix as much as I could on the shifting this time around. |
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