I was on my way from Fred=
ericksburg, VA to Morehead City, NC to spend the
week at the beach in NC. We were going to pull off and camp (catch a =
nap) in
Rocky Mount, NC tonight. My girlfriend was driving because I was
zonked...2am. She has only driven the Westy once before...so she i=
s not
real adept with the shifter. Well she passed the road we wanted to tu=
rn on,
so she had to put it in reverse. I helped her. After we backed up =
she
couldn't find first...so I tried to help her as she yanked the gear shif=
t
around. She doesn't like being helped.....
Well long story short - the shifter linkage came out of the ball socket =
at
the transmission. Now I'm stuck at the holiday inn in Rocky Mount,=
NC.
My questions are:
1) Are there any pins or mechanical parts that might have sheared and ne=
ed
replacing to put the ball socket linkage (at the transmission) back toge=
ther,
or is it purely a mechanical connection.
2) Do you have any tips for putting it back together? I tried, but I
couldn't get it to match up and was afraid I might do more damage than g=
ood.
Also, it was very tight being at ground level.
3) Lastly do you know anyone in the area that could help? Rocky Mount=
is
about 1.5hrs South East of Durham. (Exit 141 on I-95) I remember a=
guy that
is very active on the list that is Durham, but I haven't been active =
myself
for a couple years, so I don't have his number or email.
Thanks again,
Scott Sackin
84 Westy
Stuck somewhere in NC...not the beach....