My shifter rattles??
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My shifter rattles??
I have a 78 with the Muncie 4 spd, I get alot of shifter noise, vibration, when I reach about 70 mph and it continues to get louder as speed increases. I can rest my hand on the shifter and the noise goes away.
Could this be sloppy linkage? This is what i'me thinking, or some part of the drive train out of line. I replaced both motor mounts recently, but have not yet checked the Trans mounts. Any Ideas??? Thanks
Could this be sloppy linkage? This is what i'me thinking, or some part of the drive train out of line. I replaced both motor mounts recently, but have not yet checked the Trans mounts. Any Ideas??? Thanks
Last edited by hnkajnk; Oct 16, 2006 at 09:16 PM.
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my '78 is an auto but my '65 is a 4-speed. If the shifters are similar I have a fix for the rattle but I'll need to know if the late model C3 shifters are the same or at least similar to the C2 shifters.
I'm not able to check this again until late tomorrow night probably or maybe even Wed so IF the late model c3 ****ers are similar to the C2 shifters here is the fix for the rattle problem:
"Unscrew the ball and pull off the spring and T-handle, and you'll see a plastic sleeve; put a couple of wraps of electrical tape on the sleeve and trial-fit the T-handle barrel over it until you get a rattle-free fit. Then get an O-ring that fits snugly on the "step" on the lever below the T-handle seating area, and re-install the T-handle, spring, and ball. The tape will stop the lateral buzz between the T-handle barrel and the lever, and the O-ring will stop the vertical buzz between the bottom of the T-handle barrel and the "step" on the lever; quiets them right down for about 25 cents and ten minutes' work."
I'm not able to check this again until late tomorrow night probably or maybe even Wed so IF the late model c3 ****ers are similar to the C2 shifters here is the fix for the rattle problem:
"Unscrew the ball and pull off the spring and T-handle, and you'll see a plastic sleeve; put a couple of wraps of electrical tape on the sleeve and trial-fit the T-handle barrel over it until you get a rattle-free fit. Then get an O-ring that fits snugly on the "step" on the lever below the T-handle seating area, and re-install the T-handle, spring, and ball. The tape will stop the lateral buzz between the T-handle barrel and the lever, and the O-ring will stop the vertical buzz between the bottom of the T-handle barrel and the "step" on the lever; quiets them right down for about 25 cents and ten minutes' work."
Last edited by BarryK; Oct 16, 2006 at 10:49 PM.
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Had similar problem on my '70. When I changed my exhaust to 2 1/2", I replaced my exhaust hanger bracket from 2" to 2 1/2". Needed to install new trans mount to get new bracket to fit, my shifter problem was corrected. Good luck, I hope you only need to replace your trans mount.
