Hi, Lonn.
On my '72 GT, the gear lever felt odd and the action was baulky and
imprecise. I found two things...
At the base of the lever is a Nylon split collar. This was fairly well
chewed so I put in a new one (cheap).
The plate which holds the lever in place was loose. It has bolts with shanks
and Thackeray washers ( double coil flat 'spring' washers). Tightening these
made a lot of difference.
In respect of lubrication, I coated the lever ball, cup and plate with MS
grease, adding a trace to the Nylon collar. This area *should* get splash
lubrication but if dry, could be the cause of a stiff change action.
All the best,
Dave Hill
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lonn and Rhonda <hoops@owt.com>
To: MG listerati <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 3:49 PM
Subject: Stiff shifter movement
> Last summer I bought and rebuilt an O/D tranny for my '70 BGT. After
> getting the car back on the road I noticed that the shifter was stiff and
> offered more than normal resistance to moving through the gears with the
> engine not running. When the engine running it feels completely normal.
I
> thought that it was just new and tight and that it would loosen up with
> time. Well, now I've put about 3,000 miles on the beast and it still
feels
> weird to try moving the shift lever when the engine is off. Anybody have
> any guesses as to what I did wrong???
>
> "We are just temporary custodians with an obligation of preservation."
> Lonn Howard
> Pasco, WA USA
> '67 Land Rover 109
> '70 TR6
> '71 TR6
> '70 MG BGT
> '89 Saab turbo 'vert
> '91 big Chevy truck
>
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