Sloppy seconds... and thirds, '74 and later shifter related Options

[tomeric914]

I searched but could not find... I have a '74 with side shift and ALL fairly new bushings. If I grab the linkage and move it from the firewall back, everything is nice and tight. The shifter though has roughly 4" of play side to side at the knob. As of a couple weeks ago, third has become difficult to find

There does not appear to be any support for the shift rod inside the tunnel other than the firewall bushing. Is this correct? Is there a better solution?

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[tomeric914]

Mark the end of my shaft? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I'll check it out after dinner.

Before I check though, when it's in first gear it is tight with no slop at all which tells me that the cone screw is likely tight. It's got side to side slop in the remaining forward gears.

I can readjust the side to side location to get a better 2nd and 3rd but I don't understand why it all of the sudden changed.

[JamesM]

Mark the end of my shaft? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I'll check it out after dinner.

Before I check though, when it's in first gear it is tight with no slop at all which tells me that the cone screw is likely tight. It's got side to side slop in the remaining forward gears.

I can readjust the side to side location to get a better 2nd and 3rd but I don't understand why it all of the sudden changed.

When my rear cone screw loosened I was hitting 1st no problem but started to nic reverse if I was not careful going to 2nd and everything in the 2-3 and 4-5 planes became a lot more vague as well as required quite a bit more movement to engage.

The linkage itself does not have to many parts, just get under there and check everything.