looking at corvette with shifter problem
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Cruising
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looking at corvette with shifter problem
Hello all,
I am looking at a nice 1976 corvette with a shifter problem. The owners Mechanic says it needs a new shifter and quoted $1000 in labor For the repair. I am mechanically competent so I plan on doing it myself but I was wondering what is involved in replacing the entire 4 speed shifter. I have done some googling to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
I am looking at a nice 1976 corvette with a shifter problem. The owners Mechanic says it needs a new shifter and quoted $1000 in labor For the repair. I am mechanically competent so I plan on doing it myself but I was wondering what is involved in replacing the entire 4 speed shifter. I have done some googling to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
Melting Slicks
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what is wrong with the old shifter, worn bushings or something?? Most can be rebuild and cleaned up, readjusted to be like new.
There is another post about someone with a 75 that had shifting problems, they replaced the tranny lube, and fixed their problem.
How does the mechanic know the shifter is bad, it could also be the clutch needs adjustment.
There is another post about someone with a 75 that had shifting problems, they replaced the tranny lube, and fixed their problem.
How does the mechanic know the shifter is bad, it could also be the clutch needs adjustment.
Last edited by lvmyvt76; Jun 19, 2012 at 05:57 AM.
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Cruising
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Gary68 what do you mean by "the whole assembly", as in whole shifter assembly or the whole transmission assembly. I appreciate the input so far, I will post a youtube video when I check it out later this week.
Melting Slicks
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For $300, you can buy the shifter mechanism, handle, ****, shift rods, and shift arms, new.
To remove a trans, rebuild, reinstall with new clutch, pilot bearing will cost about $1k. What exactly were you told the shifter problem was? Synchros, sliders, forks? Those are all internal.
To remove a trans, rebuild, reinstall with new clutch, pilot bearing will cost about $1k. What exactly were you told the shifter problem was? Synchros, sliders, forks? Those are all internal.
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Cruising
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He says the car cannot get into third gear and his mechanic said it needs a new shifter. Or atleast thats what I thought he said. He speaks poor english so its hard for me to understand the problem. Here is a video of the car that he has taken.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwVrDZKO4SU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwVrDZKO4SU
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its a auto car that someone stuck a manual trans in......pass on that beater. really it has issues you can do much better unless he is just handing over the keys and even then i think i would pass on that pile.
