What keeps the shifter centered and firm are the springs in the
tailhousing which are accessed by the two large bolts on the bottom as
indicated by Gordon. Sometimes they break and if the tranny hasn't been
used in a long time they freeze (rust) so you can't easliy move the
shifter. However, there are also 2 springs in the mechanism where the
shifter is bolted to. Those break also and if if the PO took it apart he
may not have put the springs back. W/O the springs there the shifter
rocks side to side.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Glasgow [mailto:glasgow@serv.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 1:04 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 5 spd shifter questions
Take a look at http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Images/33-2.gif . I think
the parts you want are numbers 81-83 and 85-87 in the diagram. They
actually go in the bottom of the tailshaft housing, which isn't shown in
this diagram.
HIGHKIX4@aol.com wrote:
> Hello List,
> My car is still up on stands, no wheels, but once a week
> I start it up. Have taken to sitting (on the floor,
> no interior yet) and shifting thru the gears once or
> twice. Yea I know, 42 year old guy acting like
> kid with toy....buy here is my question.
> The top bolt of the shifter lever, that the shifter
> slides left or right on....in there supposed to be
> a spring in there to pre load the stick to one side
> or the other?
> When I got the car, it had a loose undersize
> hardware bolt in there. Have since put in a good
> fitting hardened monel fastener in there, which
> eliminated fore and aft slop, and cut a spring to fit
> on the bolt to eliminate side to side slop, but which
> side does it go on, or a small spring on either side,
> or rubber bushings or what?
> Or is this another case where I should just pony
> up the cash and get new parts.
> Tried spring on left of shifter, and works well,
> except downshift to 4th results in horrible
> result of trying for reverse unless you remember
> to guide to left and down. Obvious next
> experiment is spring on right of stick.
> Thanks for any advice!
> Jim
> 67 pushrod 2L/5spd
> Chesapeake Va
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