The lever was not cut. It is very common for that shift lever to snap in half right where that one is welded. The lever originally had a hole there for the set screw of the collar and the lever tends to crack at the spot of the hole. Mark
Allan Streib wrote: > Well -- > > I ground that weld down to the diameter of the shifter rod, cleaned > and greased all the gearshift pivot parts, and put it back together. > > With that bump removed from the gearshift rod, I was able to get the > top collar down onto the spring so it is actually under some > tension. The reverse lockout now works! ............ > > Still can't figure out WHY the gearshift was cut in the first place. > > Allan > > |
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