I'm just _full_ of questions lately... With my 87 syncro westy now running, I'm spending lots of time tracking down small issues. The most irritating of which is shifter rattle. The linkage is great -- the vehicle goes in and out of gear like _butter_. However, when it's in gear (4th is the worst), the shifter is able to wobble, float, rattle, klink, bang, and buzz around until I'm ready to gouge my eyes out with all the straws I've stolen from Starbucks. The sound is very metallic in nature. It almost sounds like the linkage is rubbing against something as the vehicle vibrate. It's so loose, I can actually gently move the lever almost all the way over to where first should be and keep the van in 4th. If I grab the linkage under the van, it wobbles with ease. My 83 had much more tension in it. I've looked at the ball under the shift boot, and it _looks_ fine, but that's about as far as I've got. I'm sure the whole thing is exacerbated by my drivetrain vibration problems (probably drive shaft, but certainly not helped by the chunky Gislavad snow tires it's wearing), but I'd kind of like to tackle one thing at time and the shifter rattle seems like the easier of the problems. Any ideas? Thanks folks. Tim King Seattle, WA 87 Syncro Westy |
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