I was just changing gears as I went around a circle. Was trying to drop back into 1st and could not shift. Made it home and opened the gearshift housing and the shifter gates were not aligned. Need to zoom in to see the issue.

Shifter gates mis-aligned

I got them aligned and saw that the space between the r /1 swivel and the 2/3 swivel were perhaps too far apart. I opened the clamps on the shifter rod under the dash and spread them so the rod was longer and the swivels were closer.

Is there anything else I should do to prevent this in the future? What should the space be between the two swivels?

Last edited by Ritchie 54; 05/10/2013 7:31 PM.

Bob

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