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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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Has anyone ever seen this modification to help stop the shift handle from rattling.
I have seen lots of suggestions for eliminating slop in the shift levers and the reverse lock out, but this looks like it may actually do something about the inherent shift handle design.
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 05:44 PM
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Mine is terrible after about 3300 rpm and up I got a bit of vibration as well when I get some cash I'm planing on replacing my drive shaft along with the 2 half shafts to see if that fixes my vibration

The shifter drives me crazy
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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No need to replace the driveshaft, just have it balanced.
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Old Jul 31, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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I had a bad vibration coming through the shifter at certain (classified!) highway speeds. I replaced the "G" clips on the shift rods with fresh ones and it improved somewhat..
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Your drive train is out of alignment..... And until you get it aligned properly, it will
Always vibrate around 3k rpm
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Originally Posted by pauldana
Your drive train is out of alignment..... And until you get it aligned properly, it will
Always vibrate around 3k rpm
Second on this. I had the same rattle. You should check the condition of the tranny mount as well as the front differential mount.

Also do a search for driveshaft alignment. getting this right will reduce/eliminate this issue.

Fix the disease, not the symptom
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Old Aug 2, 2013 | 03:16 PM
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A piece of heat shrink tubing on the bottom of the T handle stops the rattle. Slides up and down with the T handle on the shifter shaft. Cant remember if I just found the right size and used it as is or shrunk just the top to the T handle. Its tight to the T handle and snug but loose on the shifter shaft.
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