<VV> adj shifter four speed - my procedure

Sethracer at aol.com Sethracer at aol.com
Fri Oct 11 16:42:25 EDT 2013


The stock coupler has a slot on it, the tube from the front has a tab, but  
may slide on anyway. The easiest way - it is always a two-person job - is 
to  install the shifter from the top, with someone pushing it down and 
holding the  lever centered, then slide the shifter female portion up from the 
bottom with  the tip sliding into the coupler. Make sure you have the two 
shimmed at the  floor so that when the four nuts on the bottom are tightened, 
there is a  minimum of play between the shifter and the floor. It should NOT 
clamp tight to  the floor, but not have much play either. At the back, put the 
trans in  neutral, slide the coupler into the tube (Put the clamp on but do 
not  tighten it.) and then onto the shifting shaft in the trans. Insert the 
pin  and the cotter pin. Have the person in the drivers seat hold the 
shifter in  an approximate neutral position, say between first and second, but 
not leaning  to either side. move the shift input shaft to an approximate 
middle  of neutral position and tighten the clamp. Try to find each gear with 
the  shifter. If you cannot turn the shaft enough to find reverse (the most 
often  failing) put the shifter back into neutral, loosen the clamp a little 
and have  the driver push the lever to the right a bit, and then tighten the 
clamp.  This may have to be repeated to make sure both Reverse and 
third-fourth can be  reached.  You will have to make sure that the fore/aft travel 
lets you  engage 1-2 and 3-4, again if needed loosen the clamp, then preload 
the shifter  the other way, and re-tighten.
 
 
In a message dated 10/11/2013 8:11:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
dixon5553 at yahoo.com writes:

>From  having been removed and a new four speed installed can someone give 
me some  steps as to how to adjust the shifter linkage on a lm coupe with a 
four speed.  The shop manual is not that detailed. The coupler was removed 
from the tube  for clean up so this May not be properly orientated on the 
rod? How do u find  reverse on the trans? Do the adj need to be made with the 
trans in a certain  gear? 
Thanks 

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