finally fixed the shifter rattle

[billw]

I have had an annoying shift rattle for two years. Thought it was the shift nob, replaced it, still made noise. My mechanic overhauled everything under the car, tighter shifting but still the rattle. Yesterday, I dropped the front of the drive shaft, pulled the shifter out and replaced all of the washers and rubber bushings ordered from Steve. The problem was the the small rubber bushing on the lower rod that fits into the upper shifter rod had worn thin and was allowing metal on metal contact. It took me longer to worry about dropping the drive shaft then it did to actually do it and replace the bushings. What a difference.

Bill

[yert315]

good to hear you got it fixed. My shifter just developed this symptom!

[josh72ooh2]

I have a rattle as well. Great tip! Now i know where to start in regards to tracing it down.

[c.d.iesel]

.....well "repairing it all " apparently didn't

include enough of the tiny bits needed to make it right?

so next time - you shifter rebuilders - get under there and LOOK

first carefully, anything that's ruber, plastic, metal, glopped

in oil, dirt, rust will need replacing. Hell - what do you expect

from 30 year old neglected parts? Rubber Bisquit ??

order all of it - go diving under once - forget about it for

the next 28 years.

[billw]

Hey CD,

I used one of your earlier posts printed out as I completed the re-build. The small rubber bushing to the the right of #3 was the culprit.

Thanks

Bill