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| friethmiller |
 May 23 2023, 09:41 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 634 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Need Help: I just completed restoring one of my shifters but I don't know how the chrome shift rod is attached into the ball. I pulled this one out of my car as soon as I noticed the rod was loose. Luckily, I have a few spares (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif). Is it suppose to be a friction fit? Or, is something inserted at the base to attach it? Is there a preferred method to do this? Thanks in advance.
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| 914werke |
May 23 2023, 09:44 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,542 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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It was epoxied by the factory. You can clean it & use glue again but many folks weld them in place.
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| friethmiller |
May 23 2023, 10:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 634 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(914werke @ May 23 2023, 10:44 AM)  It was epoxied by the factory. You can clean it & use glue again but many folks weld them in place. Ah! Rich, you triggered a memory. I had to go find these photos I took last year. The one I restored recently is the one on the right in this photo. The one on the left is another one I have where the PO flipped the rod backwards, angled it in toward the driver and welded it down. Note the angle based on the shift rod couplers. I found this shifter a lot easier to operate but the ball of the shifter would hit my leg when in first gear (very annoying). Thanks for the info. Now I just need to figure out which method I should use (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)   |
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| emerygt350 |
May 23 2023, 01:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,409 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
I used the good strong epoxy you mix before using. It looks good and has held like a champ.
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| friethmiller |
May 24 2023, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 634 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Ok, I had some 2-part epoxy on-hand. It says it bonds metal. We’ll see how it goes.
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