Side Shift Adjustment, Search and have Dr Evils NOTES But shifting still is crap Options

[Mblizzard]

OK! I searched the board, got Dr Evils notes. Replaced every bushing. Even the firewall bushing and lubed everything well. Studied everything for broken mounts or transmission ears. Read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Made multiple attempts to adjust and it shifts like crap. I must really suck at this!

I can get first and reverse but every thing is still a mystery. It seems like going from first to second always winds up in 4th. Yes I did the 3rd 2nd alignment sequester by Dr Evil multiple times with the same results. So I must be doing something wrong. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Or the shifter is bad. Looking at the shifter it is worn and certainly will require replacement at some point but it seems to be functioning as intended.

I guess in the adjustment process I did verify the gears at the transmission but I am confused as how to "adjust to where a gear should be." Also the directions say to secure the shift rod in the tunnel while you tighten the pinch nut. But with the new bushings there is some resistance to movement. Not binding any where just new.

So what am I missing? Should I drink while making the adjustments? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)

[Mblizzard]

Dr. evil,

OK I think I understand how the adjustment process is supposed to work. I am not sure that my shifter allowed me to implement the adjustment correctly. I see that on the transmission there is a very defined and limited range of movement. But that range of motion has to be correctly synced up with the limitations of the shifter to make them play well together.

So I started by getting the trans in 1st gear. Moved shifter forward and allow the spring to push lever over out of the 1st/ reverse plane and then shift down into 3rd. This should place the selector knob on the transmission in the middle of the H and in the most forward position on the H pattern. Verified that the car was in a gear and decided that I wanted the shifter position for 3rd to be here (meaning shifter to rear of car and just able to access the pinch bolt through the port. So at this point the position of 2nd is set by the available travel length of the shift selector on the transmission.

At this point I can access all of the gears in the pattern after much trying, but the shift from 1st to 2nd always finds 4th. I can make deliberate corrections with the shifter by biasing the shift to the left and eventually find 2nd. Going from 2nd to third seems to always go to 5th.

Looking at my shifter, it is questionable at best. It has the lock rings on the compression springs replaced with wire and there is a “V” notch in gearshift bracket. I will pull it to get some better pictures tonight (see attached) . Before I get Dr. Evil to rebuild my trans I would like to know if there is any reason to consider rebuilding the shifter and if a shifter rebuild kit is available? Also while I have seen a number of shifters on the board, I am not sure how to determine if a new used one is better than the one I have. If there is a reasonably priced alternative to buying a completely new shifter I might try that before pulling the trans. Any suggestions where to locate would be appreciated.