Re: tough transmission again

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The best thing you can do is to just dissassemble the linkage, inspect 
for worn, bent parts, lubricate, reassemble and adjust according to 
the procedure in the Workshop Manual. You may find the pivot bolt is 
bent and on the verge of breaking. NEVER force into gear, if it does 
not shift easily fix before it breaks.


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "tmpintnl" <tobyp@xxxx> wrote:
> Willie - In addition to spraying the linkage that is visible through 
> the shifter boot opening, and from underneath the car at the front 
of 
> the transmission, you need to lubricate the large cable that goes 
from 
> the shifter to the transmission. This cable does all of the 
> side-to-side work, while the rod does the front-to-back and rotating 
> work. It sounds like you have most of the problem in the 
side-to-side 
> movement, so the cable is of primary importance to you. I would get 
a 
> good grade of liquid lubricant (light oil with teflon, for instance, 
> or a thin grease), or a special cable lubricant, and inject as much 
as 
> you can into both ends of the cable. The forward end is attached to 
> the shifter bell crank (if memory serves) and the aft end is 
attached 
> to a bracket at the front end of the transmission. This should help 
> you to get lasting relief from the stiff shifter. Always keep an 
eye 
> on the little bushings that are part of the attachment of the rod to 
> the transmission input shaft. These bushings are rubber, and can be 
> easily damaged. If you lose some of them, the shifter will feel 
> sloppy, and your shifting will be "less than smooth".
> 
> Toby Peterson VIN 2248
> Winged1
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxx> wrote:
> >After my last post I took some peoples advice and sprayed wd40 on 
> the linkage. It solved my problem for about 2 days, but the problem 
> is back again. It is very difficult to move the shift lever left to 
> right or right to left. Do i need to put some all purpose grease on 
> it or what?
> >