Re: Spinning Shift Lever!!!

[IHMagellan@domain.elided]

The shift lever pivots on a ball and socket.  The ball has a slot cut in one
side and there's a hole in the socket where a dowel pin goes in to keep the
ball from turning.  
Chances are that the dowel hole and slot are worn out so badly that the pin
fell out, or the pin wore and finally broke.

The way to access this on a T-19 is to unscrew the steel dust cover from the
base of the shift lever where it enters the top cover.  Once the dust cover is
off, the shift lever and ball lifts out the top of the shift cover and you can
see the dowel hole and pin.  If I'm not mistaken, your tranny would be a T-98.
I'm not sure if the dust cover unscrews from the top of your tranny or if you
have to take the top cover off and get to the dowel pin from the bottom.

Jerry Muncie

In a message dated 3/27/99 12:44:12 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
MikeIIDC@domain.elided writes:

<< Help!!!!
 
 I got home from the bar last night at about 2:45 (early for me!!!-and I
 was working, not playing!), and just when I pulled into the driveway, I
 threw it into reverse to straighten out my parking job.  Well, I didn't
 throw it into reverse-I tried to throw it into revers, and the shift
 lever just kept moving.  It stays in position from side-to-side, but
 just keeps going.  In other words, when I bring it all the way to the
 left to throw it into first, it will keep coming to the left until it
 hits some level of the dash which stops it.  Same on the right when
 looking for reverse.  It will kieep going.  It goes into gear slots in
 an up-and-down orientation, if I can locate the right area.  However, I
 have not been able to get it into reverse.  1st thru fourth I seem to be
 able to find, but no reverse.  Any of this make any sense?  Anyone know
 the locking mechanism for this?  Have I shot reverse in some way?  I am
 going to go look at it right now, but thought that if one of you knows
 this stuff, by the time I come in, there may be some good advice waiting
 for me!
 
 PLEASE HELP!  I am supposed to go pick up my '63 T'all today!!!
 
 BTW, this is in a '64 T'all w/4-speed, 345, 4WD.
 
 Thanks!
 
 Michael >>