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#1 (**permalink**) 19 Jun 2004, 12:15 pm

Hi guys,

Just wondering what could cause a stiff gear shifter (its a Manual trans)?
Its stiff all
around, even when you move it back and forth in neutral.

My girlfriend is having a hard time with it, are the linkages
not adjusted properly?

t

#2 (**permalink**) 20 Jun 2004, 11:05 am

It may be that the linkage bushings are failing. I had that happen on a
Toyota years ago. As you probably know, the transmission is far from
the shift lever.
Dan

"disallow" (loewen_t@yahoo.ca) writes:
> Hi guys,
>
> Just wondering what could cause a stiff gear shifter (its a Manual trans)?
> Its stiff all
> around, even when you move it back and forth in neutral.
>
> My girlfriend is having a hard time with it, are the linkages
> not adjusted properly?
>
> t
>

#3 (**permalink**) 20 Jun 2004, 11:11 pm

Not being terribly familiar with the linkage, are there
bushings on both transmission and shifter side?

I took the housing off of the shifter, but it looks like
essentially i have to get underneath and look at it there.

I'll be givin a blood donation at the same time i guess, damn
mosquitos, they are ridiculous out here!!! !@#$%!

Thanks

#4 (**permalink**) 05 Jul 2004, 03:22 pm

I figured this out, the bushing had been replaced with a
brass bushing, and needed to be lubricated. Once it was
lubed, I also made sure that the width of the shifter arm
was not to wide, so that the bolt that goes though would
not make the pivot too tight.

t

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