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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 08:56 PM
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Hey guys my shifter works fine but my question is that when I take her out of park and go thru the gears it just fills loose like it could just slide from 3 to 2 or any gear with just a little push.....like there is no detent between the gears. I guess I am asking should there be?????

I hope I have explained it enough so everyone can understand what I am trying to ask....
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 11:24 AM
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Looking at this picture you will see cutouts in the plate in the background. These are the detents for the shifter. They should be positive stops.

http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1977-1982.html
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Yea that is what i am talking about......it is almost like mine is just very mushy for lack of better wording.......no detent at all...looks like it might be time for another shifter?????
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 08:43 AM
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Do a search here. A while back (several months), there was a thread where a guy had done some filing on the existing detents to got a more positive feel from his shifter.
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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ty sir I will do
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Mine has a lot of play when engaged too.
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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mine was like that also. i drilled my stock shift gate welds and removed it and made my own shift gate and now my shifter will only move 1 gear at a time. no way to over shift a gear and it feels solid now.
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