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| cal914 |
 Feb 16 2014, 02:03 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 12-April 12 From: United Kingdom Member No.: 14,366 Region Association: None  |
When my 1970 rear shift 914 is in neutral the gear shift is so floppy you struggle to find a gear,also when cold it goes into second[once you find it ] nicely after a little while you struggle big time to get into gear
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| GeorgeRud |
Feb 16 2014, 02:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
First step is to replace all the nylon bushings and cups between the shift knob and the transmission. The early 4 cylinder tail shift transmission has the most connection points, so the gearshift does require quite a lot of monkey motion to actually shift the gears in the transmission.
There are plenty of options, all are much more expensive than replacing the bushings and adjusting the linkage. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Feb 16 2014, 03:15 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
The FIRST thing to check is the ball cup under the shift lever. Most common failure, and the easiest to fix.
The Cap'n |
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| mepstein |
Feb 16 2014, 03:24 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,307 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Feb 16 2014, 04:15 PM)  The FIRST thing to check is the ball cup under the shift lever. Most common failure, and the easiest to fix. The Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Mine was broken and it's a super quick repair. |
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| bdstone914 |
Feb 16 2014, 09:45 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,531 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 16 2014, 03:24 PM) QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Feb 16 2014, 04:15 PM) The FIRST thing to check is the ball cup under the shift lever. Most common failure, and the easiest to fix. The Cap'n (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Mine was broken and it's a super quick repair. And when you pull the shifter check the plate in the shifter for wear. I checked three of them when I went to sell one and found two of them had excess wear if the plate. I might be able to get you a picture of a bad one. Bruce |
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