Looking for tail shift rod support bracket bushing, Cant find it in the PET Options

[markhoward]

Does anyone know where to get the bushing that supports the shift rod at the transmission for a tail shift car? Apparently, it has a smaller inside diameter than the ones that go on the firewall and under the shifter. I looked on 914rubber, AA and Pelican and can’t seem to find it.

[markhoward]

Just following up on this. I decided to replace all the bushings again using the kit from AA. The bushings were from uroparts and fit much better than the 914rubber ones. The shift rod balls were the same diameter as the 914rubber ones. There was still more play than i would like to see so decided to do the Nashua tape hack on all three bushings and both balls. The aluminum tape held up well after 4k miles so thought it would be nice to see how the car would shift after removing as much play as possible without going overboard. I have to say that I am pleased with the results! I thought about powdercoating the rear shift rod to take up some clearance but took the easy way out for now. I was also thinking of making my own balls on the HF lathe which may still happen if the tape craps out. For now, the tailshifter is not bad at all. Another thought if wanting to take this further would be to configure some sort of heim joint setup doing away with the balls completely.