I replaced mine when it suddenly disintegrated as I was driving along.
(And I have OD). I had no trouble getting the part from TRF at
the time (5 years ago).
You have to remove a thick snap ring that holds it in place.
The only difference in the procedure for a OD gearshift, I
believe, is that you have to know how to remove the knob.
(Hint: you CAN'T simply unscrew it.)
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 10:06 PM 6/5/02, you wrote:
>Hi ,
>
>I am in the process of putting my transmission back into the Spitfire.
>I am looking at the shift lever (1980 w od) and I would like to replace
>the nylon hemisphere that the shift lever moves back and forth on. I
>remember helping a friend put one in a non-od car it made a huge
>difference in the shift feeling. Unfortunately, I don't see a way to
>get it onto the lever. Does the OD lever separate into two pieces? and
>is the part available? I have seen a similar part as part of shift
>lever rebuild kit for earlier Spits
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