welt HD shifter springs, do they really help? Options

[sk8kat1]

I have an issue with when I am shifting 1--> 2nd it seems to nick reverse or grind very lightly .... I tried to adjust the cluch but it really doesn't seem to make a huge differance

it seems to get better once the car warms up a bit but never goes away completely

I am going to be draing the trans fluid and putting in swepco 201 hoping to help this some

I read the description of the welt kikt and it seems to describ my situation but wanted to know if anyone has experiance with the kit

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if anyone has any other thoughts on my issue

[URY914]

QUOTE (DonTraver @ Mar 10 2006, 07:37 AM)

If you want a bit more spring pressure, simply add 1 or 2 washers between the spring and the housing on the spring shaft. It works, and it's much cheaper than the kit. Bit of a pita, you can clamp the shifter in a vice to add the washers/shims. I did it years ago, 1 washer on each spring, shifts easy, shifts out of first into second real nice. Good Luck, Don

Good idea.

If you take a washer and can cut a slot in it so it just fits over the pin (with a little help from a hammer) you won't have to take the springs/pins apart. These can be a pain to get back together. The spring flies across the shop a few times before you get it all back together.