Help from those familiar with 4+3 shifter
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sterling Va
Help from those familiar with 4+3 shifter
Ok were talkin about an 86 4+3 car. I can't get the shifter over to reverse. The release ring felt loose. I take off the overdrive button and remove the T shaped thing that turns on the overdrive. Haynes says to twist off shifter, Now unless someone makes me mad and I turn green, that shift **** ain't comin off. Now my real problem. The release ring is not connected to anything, and there is nothing hanging loose. What is this ring supposed to be attached to? I can find nothing that would be any kind of release. Please dumb down the response as I am pretty mechanically inclined, but do not know what the factory calls every doo hickey. Thanks 
Drifting
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From: Winter Haven Fl
Sorry about the probs. with the reverse ring. I had the same thing with my '86 also. Never figured out the problem. I ended up just replacing the whole shifter that I managed to find on e-bay for $75.00 It ended up being a 2 hr. job that is pretty straightforward. Sorry I can't diagnose it for ya.
Safety Car
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From: Orange County NY
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by Ibuyvettes
Ok were talkin about an 86 4+3 car. I can't get the shifter over to reverse. The release ring felt loose. I take off the overdrive button and remove the T shaped thing that turns on the overdrive. Haynes says to twist off shifter, Now unless someone makes me mad and I turn green, that shift **** ain't comin off. Now my real problem. The release ring is not connected to anything, and there is nothing hanging loose. What is this ring supposed to be attached to? I can find nothing that would be any kind of release. Please dumb down the response as I am pretty mechanically inclined, but do not know what the factory calls every doo hickey. Thanks
Safety Car
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From: Orange County NY
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13
it runs from a connection on the shifter, snakes underneath the console, and runs up somewhere to the steering column (i think - i've never seen that end of it).
