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My 1st post in nearly a month...lol
Ok, anyone who has owned a single rail 4sp, has probably found that the nylon ball pivot at the end of the shifter, has the anoying tendency to wear out it's threads, and then lift up straight out of the transmission, when you are in heavy traffic, leaving you with no gears.
I am being driven nuts by this, as It as happened to me 3 times in the past 2 years. I am so peeved (by this and other assorted ford problems), that I was looking at buying a holden HZ/WB ute.
Does anyone have any PERMINANT fixes for this problem.
I have used loctite, brought a new assembly for $50 (I was really peeved when I found them for $15 yesterday), and this time, I have wrapped a new thread in thread tape. I was going to fit a hose clamp over it all, but the damn thing wont stay on, due to a bar cast into the housing.
Cheers,
Dylan
Ok, anyone who has owned a single rail 4sp, has probably found that the nylon ball pivot at the end of the shifter, has the anoying tendency to wear out it's threads, and then lift up straight out of the transmission, when you are in heavy traffic, leaving you with no gears.
I am being driven nuts by this, as It as happened to me 3 times in the past 2 years. I am so peeved (by this and other assorted ford problems), that I was looking at buying a holden HZ/WB ute.
Does anyone have any PERMINANT fixes for this problem.
I have used loctite, brought a new assembly for $50 (I was really peeved when I found them for $15 yesterday), and this time, I have wrapped a new thread in thread tape. I was going to fit a hose clamp over it all, but the damn thing wont stay on, due to a bar cast into the housing.
Cheers,
Dylan