RawBurt
Hard-core CEG'er
I cant remember if its normal or not. I'm talking front to back, either in neutral or in gear, No difference. I may be retarded which I most likely am, but someone reassure me. LOL :laugh:
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Shifter play
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RawBurt
Hard-core CEG'er
Eh?
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todras
Pretty fly for a white guy *cowbell*
Hey ya Yooper!
what "other" forum are you talking about? i would like to see this article and possibly contact him about some work. I have play in my knob too and i know it isn't healthy i have about 2 inches of play or so when in gear and i know that can't be right.
I wasn't aware that there were more than 2 contour forums...
but, fordcontour.org the "other" "boring" forum..
nadthomas
CEG'er
I would like to know the answer too, as I don't even really understand the question.
allstyle12
CEG'er
FWIW, just before my shift tower bolt broke, I had an abnormal amount of shifter play.
Did you already try to adjust your cable ends?
Did you already try to adjust your cable ends?
hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
I think the problem is we don't know what's considered "normal" shifter play.
(also interested in an answer)
(also interested in an answer)
bradSVT
CEG'er
I just had that fixed at a transmission shop because I didnt have the tool to adjust it. I have no play while the stick is in gear now, before i had around 1 or 2 inches. Its in the ford manual, that is where I tried to figure it out.
GrimmSVT
CEG'er
I had some play in mine but found out that the bolts holding the shifter in had worked loose a little
wa2tuff
CEG'er
I've got about an inch side to side. So is that sorta normal?
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dyaballikl
CEG'er
i think mine could be used as a reference of what's best. mine seems to be about as good as it should be (i just bought the car), but mine has about 1/4"-1/2" of play. it seems to be a very tight tranny, most likely it's been treated well, as it's very low mileage.
hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
FWIW, when aircougar was doing my headers, he found that I had pretty much no rubber bushing on my shift cable. We replaced it with a better one and my shifting is way better and there is much less shifter play.
before you go and adjust shift cables check the condition of the bushings ... you shouldn't need to adjust the cables and if you do you Terry did make a write up on how to do it ...
csvt2200
Veteran CEG'er
I had really bad side to side play in my stock shifter, but over the weekend I just installed my B&M and have VERRRRRRY little side to side play now. still have the front to back, but it doesn't bother me like the side to side did, and isn't as bad either...
ryanblacksvt
I'm the Dork who ran 14.9 on PassTime. :)
Mine was extremly sloppy a few months back, I made a call to Bill jenkins and about $12.00 later I had new end links and the shifter is stiffer than me on viagra now.
All you people jumping on tower bolts, and shift ends..
try pulling your shifter boot up and looking at the bushings that hold the shifter tight... then look at the other end of the cables (just before going in to the tranny) and repeat the process.
This is MORE likely your problem.
try pulling your shifter boot up and looking at the bushings that hold the shifter tight... then look at the other end of the cables (just before going in to the tranny) and repeat the process.
This is MORE likely your problem.
shavedsvt
Veteran CEG'er
what tool are you talking about. all you do is push the orange tabs in hold the stick in the center and release the orange clips. ther is no special tool that i know of....