Hi Tim,
I've had this kind of problem lots of times on the various Herald based
cars I've owned over the years (Gt6's, 3 spitfires). 90% of the time it
is wear in the bushes in the gearchange remote (the bit the gear lever
goes into) that is bolted to the top of the gearbox. You can buy a
re-bush kit that I'm fairly certain will fix most if not all of your
friends problem. john kippings http://www.kipping.co.uk in the UK sell a
kit, part number 519770 for 15 GBP, but I'm sure someone local (I'm
assuming you are in the US) will be able to supply the parts as well.
Hope this helps,
Robert Proud
Auckland (NZ) Triumph Car Club
> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 12:33:09 -0500
> From: "Tim Hutchisen" <hakhutch@megalink.net>
> Subject: '79 Spit shifter
>
> Scions-
> I am posting this for a friend of mine who is not on the list.
> He has a '79 Spitfire non overdrive that has had a history of not being able
> to find reverse. When the shifter is lifted to select reverse, he can only get
> 4th gear. The problem seems to amplify as the stick seems to disengage from
> the linkage entirely. If you push it back down it will re-engage and you can
> find 1st through 4th again.
> So far he has had the shift lever replaced with a different used one. The
> exact same problem occured. The mechanic that did the work says "there is a
> pin that works its way in and needs to be tapped out". My friend has had this
> "mechanic" fix the problem numerous times, every time the fix works for about
> a day, then reverts to it's old ways again.
> I don't know a whole lot about Spitty's, but I get the feeling this
> problem isn't as complicated as my friend's "mechanic" makes it out to be. I
> am confident it can be fixed right. Has anyone BTDT? I welcome any input and
> thanks in advance. I have cc'd my friend but reply to me as I will be doing
> the fixing!
> Tim Hutchisen
> '71 TR6- undergoing major suspension surgery (now assembling)
> '80 TR7 Spider-
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