Re: Sticking shift linkage

Posted by Danny Petty On 2013/6/2 13:06:19

So there I was at a car show and got in my 53 Clipper to leave after winning "Best in Class" trophy. All the sudden my shifter became very stiff and had trouble shifting through the gears and had 30 miles to drive home. Good thing there were not a lot of stop lights but the last 5 miles I limped home in 2nd gear. I jump on this site and learned about the lube hole on top of the shifting tube (something that I had never noticed before). In a quest to do good at the show I cleaned the engine compartment the day before the show and I guess some of the cleaner got into the hole and cause the shifting levers to gum up anyway I put some oil into the hole and in between the levers. I worked the shifter for just a few seconds an now it shifts as smooth as a babies butt. I was just wondering if the hole on the shifting tube should have a plug in it to keep trash and water out?