There's no telling what happened until you actually look at it. The good news is that it is not difficult to look at. Let me know if you need used parts, but it's probably just something bent up that could be straightened out. Bummer. Jim On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey y'all, > I'm in a sad mood today. > I handed my van to a valet in hollywood last night. > (yeah, I know. Stupid. We were late for a show, my girl was in a sad mood > all day over something else. Just had to get where I was going) > > The valets broke the shifter. I think he was trying to get it into reverse > at the time... > I crawled under it while waiting for a tow. In the little steel box under > driver's floor, the joint between shifter handle, and main linkage seems to > be off a track. There's a (approx) 1" flange inside there that appears to > guide the shifter handle. > > I can't get into any gear. The shifter handle was stuck up near the > radio... Very unnatural, like a broken elbow. > > Bummer because the van was running so well. I had the tranny rebuilt in > Novem,ber, and the guy did a beautiful job... new Weddle 4th gear (4.17) > new Weddle 3/4 slider hub. It really kicks it now! Cruises at 75mph @ 3500 > rpm. > > Anyone ever have this issue? The shifter detaching, or really coming off > its guide track? > vinnie > |
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