Shift rod removal
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Shift rod removal
Hey everyone!
Quick question - has anyone ever tried removing the shift rod from an early car? I'm wondering what all may be involved. It seems as though I may need to drop the transmission and maybe go as far as removing the rear suspension.
After installing the 6 speed transmission, the shift rod seems to be about an inch too long. I took an inch off of the rear linkage, but my terrible work created a lot of shift slop. I got a new linkage and am thinking that the extra needs to be taken out of the rod instead.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Quick question - has anyone ever tried removing the shift rod from an early car? I'm wondering what all may be involved. It seems as though I may need to drop the transmission and maybe go as far as removing the rear suspension.
After installing the 6 speed transmission, the shift rod seems to be about an inch too long. I took an inch off of the rear linkage, but my terrible work created a lot of shift slop. I got a new linkage and am thinking that the extra needs to be taken out of the rod instead.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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Yeah, that foam has been completely wrecked, lol. I think there are like 5-6 big chunks I end up removing and replacing each time I mess with it.
I would probably like to eventually replace it, but it looks like I would need to remove the torque tube to replace all of it. Maybe when I'm all finished I may try some foam-in-a-can to fill in the gaps.
Thanks!
I would probably like to eventually replace it, but it looks like I would need to remove the torque tube to replace all of it. Maybe when I'm all finished I may try some foam-in-a-can to fill in the gaps.
Thanks!