Shifter/transmission issue
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Shifter/transmission issue
So I go out to the garage this morning where I back my car in (68 roadster). I start it and put it in first. As I release the clutch the motor pulls down like I have a freight train hitched on to me. It won’t budge. No e-brake. I run the shifter through the gears including reverse and get the same results. I put it in neutral and slowly release the clutch and the car eases backwards. So I shut it off and moved shifter through all its positions and start it back up with the same results. There is no grinding or any strange noise. Am I stuck in reverse and when I shift it’s in two gears at once? Doesn’t seem likely, especially with no funky noises. HELP!
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2 gears at once is quite possible.
I don't recall the steps, but hopefully someone will post a link. Do you have a way of raising the car onto jackstands and taking a look at the transmission linkage bars? Setting the levers manually (with a wrench or whatever) should solve this problem, at least temporarily.
But step 1 is to get under the car, safely.
I don't recall the steps, but hopefully someone will post a link. Do you have a way of raising the car onto jackstands and taking a look at the transmission linkage bars? Setting the levers manually (with a wrench or whatever) should solve this problem, at least temporarily.
But step 1 is to get under the car, safely.
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Well I got the original problem resolved but it happened again. Is there a shifter rebuild kit that has everything you need or am I barking up the wrong tree? I hate to buy a new shifter but I don’t want to cringe in fear every time I use reverse.
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If you have a Hurst shifter, there are two different kits with plastic or metal bushings (pit packs) that you can use to eliminate some of the slop. I don't think they work on the stock linkages, though.
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So what was the problem, and how did you fix it? Did you happen to take any pictures while you were down there?
If you have a Hurst shifter, there are two different kits with plastic or metal bushings (pit packs) that you can use to eliminate some of the slop. I don't think they work on the stock linkages, though.
If you have a Hurst shifter, there are two different kits with plastic or metal bushings (pit packs) that you can use to eliminate some of the slop. I don't think they work on the stock linkages, though.
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The problem is usually caused by the bolts holding the shift levers to the shafts coming out of the case loosening up. Place everything into neutral and tighten the bolts.
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https://www.zip-corvette.com/68-4-sp...build-kit.html
https://www.volvette.com/SH005N-68.html
https://www.corvettecentral.com/c3-6...fter%2f1968%2f
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