<VV> Stiff shifting

[Tom Hughes]

I had it with my '63 daily-driver, but it was the 2-3 shift. I liberally
greased the bushing that retains the front of the shifter tube, and it's
been fine since then (2+ years).

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Doug Mackintosh
<dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>wrote:

> My 62 Daily driver Monza with 4-speed has begun to exhibit an intermittant
> shifting behavior. The symptom is stiff movement into gear (usually, but not
> always, 4th gear). It comes and goes. It does not grind (except into 1st or
> 2nd since that synchro has been shot since I got the car). It goes into gear
> fine. It just is very stiff, as if there is a lot of friction. I dropped the
> tunnel pans and observed for possible mechanical interference with the shift
> tube, but everything looked fine. Warm or cold weather, just starting, or
> been driving a while, makes no difference.
>
> Has anyone experienced this before?
>  -- Doug Mackintosh
> Corsa member since 1996
> Corsa/NC member since 1996, Virtual Vairs member
> Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
>
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