Reverse lockout solution?
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4th Gear
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Reverse lockout solution?
Hi,
I thought I'd just lost the little setscrew in my reverse lockout when I went to tighten it (again!). But upon closer inspection, the receiving piece is cracked and the screw must've popped out and fallen into the shifter boot. I'm tired of parking on hills and pull-thrus and need to fix this quickly while I get a replacement. My question is whether any of these ideas are good ones:
1. JB or epoxy the little cover strip back together and try to put a 6/32" screw in place of the allen screw.
2. Drill the spot where the screw used to go and tap in a roll pin or something of the right size and just let the lower half of the trimmie-thingie bear on it when I pull up to get into reverse.
3. Keep parking on hills and pull-thrus.
4. Sell the car cheap and buy a Hyndai. (Joke!)
Thanks in advance!
I thought I'd just lost the little setscrew in my reverse lockout when I went to tighten it (again!). But upon closer inspection, the receiving piece is cracked and the screw must've popped out and fallen into the shifter boot. I'm tired of parking on hills and pull-thrus and need to fix this quickly while I get a replacement. My question is whether any of these ideas are good ones:
1. JB or epoxy the little cover strip back together and try to put a 6/32" screw in place of the allen screw.
2. Drill the spot where the screw used to go and tap in a roll pin or something of the right size and just let the lower half of the trimmie-thingie bear on it when I pull up to get into reverse.
3. Keep parking on hills and pull-thrus.
4. Sell the car cheap and buy a Hyndai. (Joke!)
Thanks in advance!
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1990 manual, 6-spd. I just looked at the inner rod and it's too small to actually drill...I epoxied the outer (trim?) strip that holds the little allen screw and am waiting to see if it'll hold...my guess is, "no" but it's worth a try early on...
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Here's an image for you. If I understand you correctly you need #3 and #4. If I've misunderstood post back. Use that image in your post wanted and just add the description of the parts.
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Yes, I believe you are right on the parts that I need...to be sure though, the broken part is the black (plastic?) strip that rides in the groove on the shifter and has the small hole that receives the set screw. If this is all included in numbers 3 and 4 then I'm good to go with that. If you can confirm my suspicions I'll put the plea out on the forum for the parts, and thanks for the help!
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Yes, I believe you are right on the parts that I need...to be sure though, the broken part is the black (plastic?) strip that rides in the groove on the shifter and has the small hole that receives the set screw. If this is all included in numbers 3 and 4 then I'm good to go with that. If you can confirm my suspicions I'll put the plea out on the forum for the parts, and thanks for the help!
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I'm just amazed some enterprising machinist hasn't made some of these out of some scrap aluminum and anodized them black...
Could sell them all day long...probably 20 minutes of work tops (plus anodizing).
Could sell them all day long...probably 20 minutes of work tops (plus anodizing).
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OP - where are you located?
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There was a member who was going to make these out of aluminum some time ago. I "signed up," but as far as I know, they were never produced. If they were available, I'd buy one
