[FC] shifter problems

[Paul Campbell]

Hi Ben,  this is Paul Campbell.  I stopped by your house one day to look at 
your FC's ..remember?  Anyway, I now have a 61 Rampside 4 speed and hope 
this never happenss to me.  If you do decide to make that repair, I would 
like to see it and maybe do the same on mine.
  Thanks,
Paul C. in Dillsburg


>From: "Ben Stiles" <bensbus@paonline.com>
>Reply-To: corvanatics@corvair.org
>To: "Ben Stiles" <bensbus@paonline.com>, <corvanatics@corvair.org>
>Subject: [FC] shifter problems
>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:52:58 -0500
>
>My early manual shifter came apart again (while getting ready to pull out 
>at
>a stop light).  The snap ring that holds the shift lever on the shift
>support popped off.  This left the whole stick shift floating in
>nothingness.  It was not hard to fix (four bolts, snap ring plyers/snap
>ring) all of which I carry with me.  It was not fun on the highway, 
>however.
>I am thinking of having the back of the cylinder drilled and tapped and
>placing an oversized washer on there with a 1/4" bolt and thread lock.  
>That
>would eliminate the snap ring blues effectively.
>
>Has this ever happened to anyone else, or am I special?  This is at least
>three times for me.  It seems as if the groove for the snap ring is not 
>deep
>enough.
>
>Thanks for your ideas...Ben
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