Jim --
Your points are well expressed and well taken. Please understand, my
concluding e-mail (below) was an effort at LBC humor and the open admission
that I don't know what I'm doing all the time with this car. As soon as one
of the listees told me to lift the lever to shift into reverse, I tried it
and it worked like a charm. Nonetheless, there are/were two methods to gain
reverse gear; one was heavy handed and could have damaged my shifter and one
was easy with no damage.
But, I still have questions. Some folks wrote that "late model" TR6s don't
require the lifting of the lever into reverse. Everyone seemed to accept
that. But, what is considered a "late model TR6"? Is a'74 a late model? '74
1/2? '75?
I'm concerned because I'm finding pieces of non-1974 TR6s in my car. The
seats are from a 70-72 TR6 (anyone wanna trade?). The driver door window
regulator was from a TR4 (so said my mechanic). The dash support bracket is,
supposedly, non-74 TR6. All the knobs on the dash are from a 69-71 TR6.
Based on the above, you can see that I'm still not sure how this shifter is
supposed to work. So, I'm not pretending at anything. Obviously, the easiest
method, in this case, is the right method.
Regards,
Red Hansen
'74 TR6 CF13994 -
P.S. "... shifted into reverse from neutral with one finger..." Hell, I
can't do that with my automatics! Your transmissions must be NICE!
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 20:23:51 -0400
From: Jim Davis <jh_davis@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Reverse Gear on a '74 TR6
Red & fellow listers,
Please understand that I'll be fond of you no matter how you choose
to
find reverse in your TR. Makes little difference to me. All I've been
trying to communicate is that a properly functioning TR6 transmission
with a properly functioning clutch can be easily shifted into reverse
from neutral with one finger. I have two in my garage that do so, and
after rebuilding them both I believe they were designed to be so
effortlessly shifted.
The steering column on CF38690 is a bit loose. It wasn't designed to
be
loose, it just doesn't bother me enough to go through the pain in the
a** job of fitting new bushings. I've learned to live with the wobble,
and if it doesn't bother you to play with the shift lever a bit to coax
your transmission into reverse, fine with me. Just don't pretend that it
was designed to be operated that way.
Happy shifting to all,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
"Hansen, Hans C, III (Red), GLSVC" wrote:
>
> Fellow LisTRs --
> Since I initially and ignorantly started this thread, I'd like to bring
> closure to it by saying you can shift into reverse gear - without grinding
-
> in two different ways, to wit:
> 1) You can ever so gently yet firmly LIFT the gear shift knob only
> slightly as you briskly move it to the right and then to the rearward, or
> 2) You can slap that sucker with the meat of your hand to the right
and
> yank the bloody thing with all your might down!
> I and "Christine" prefer the former method, rather than the latter.
> See you at VTR/Portland!
> Red Hansen
> '74 TR6 CF13994 - missing this trip
> '95 Ford Windstar - bringing 1 wife and 2 kids
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