loose shift lever

[pei]

Hi all,

I have a loose shift leaver on my GT6. First gear is hard to find, it is so loose. Also if I press down too hard when putting it in reverse, the shift leaver will slide down.
The tranny shifts fine, so I must have assembled something wrong when I put it back together. It looks fine according to the workshop manual. Any ideas?
Joe

 

[Andrew Mace]

Likely you've worn bushings somewhere, easily rectified with p/n 519770, the "anti-rattle" kit available from most vendors (example: TRF has it for $34.95).

 

[rotoflex]

It does sound like what happens when the plastic parts, etc. in below the gear lever in the shifter wear or break & fall out.

The "shifter kit" is also available at Spitbits with replacement parts for this problem; it's item #4 in the diagram at
https://www.spitbits.com/gt6/GT6gearbox.htm

Very simple installation.

If you rebuilt your box, some of those shifter parts may have been missing without your knowing it. The big plastic bushings sometimes break, fall off, & are released onto the road.

Put what kind of car you have in the subject of your message, so the GT6 folks won't assume it's just another TR-3-4-250-6 issue!

 

[CinneaghTR]

Doesn't the Competition Manual (uh, Kastner) have a tip about spinning the plastic parts out of aluminum to solve just such a problem? I'll check if there is interest.

Put what kind of car you have in the subject of your message, so the GT6 folks won't assume it's just another TR-3-4-250-6 issue!

LOL!! I am not laughing at the original post, I am laughing at how something like that has to be said.

 

[rotoflex]

I'd forgotten about that. The Competition Preparation Manual suggests replacing 1 of the plastic bushings with a piece machined from half-hard type aluminum, 7075 T6, or aluminum bronze. There's a diagram w/measurements.

Since the kits are still easily available, they're probably the easiest & most comfortable way to go.

 

[pei]

Thanks for the responses, I had installed that kit when the tranny was out, but something must be incorrect. I will have to haul the cover off and have a closer look.

 

[Andrew Mace]

Hopefully you'll only need to remove the "extension"; just as hopefully, any problem will be obvious! Even off the gearbox, the action of the shift lever should be pretty precise with a new bushing kit, almost stiff. (That stiffness will lessen soon enough.)

 

[rotoflex]

Yes you only need to remove the extension to install the ant-rattle/shifter kit. Put it in neutral 1st, so it's easier to find the spot when putting it back on.