Re: Howdy
Posted by HH56 On 2013/11/18 21:03:41
One suggestion on the gearshift is liberally apply the PB to the outer shift levers. I'm not as convinced the oil hole does as much good as having the oil dribble or run down the shaft as it is applied to the hole.
The inside rod has no tight clearances -- just a rubber bushing -- so any benefit is going to be felt as some oil runs out the slot and lubricates the lower shift lever. Most of the oil just runs out the end of the tube. The upper shift lever above the slot gets no benefit other than what runs down on the outside of the shaft.
Here is what my linkage looked like. Notice the corrosion around the spline area and on the rod above and below the slot. Linkage was totally frozen because the shift levers were all but glued to the shaft due to the corrosion. It took disassembly to get mine working and the upper lever was quite a project getting it free.
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The inside rod has no tight clearances -- just a rubber bushing -- so any benefit is going to be felt as some oil runs out the slot and lubricates the lower shift lever. Most of the oil just runs out the end of the tube. The upper shift lever above the slot gets no benefit other than what runs down on the outside of the shaft.
Here is what my linkage looked like. Notice the corrosion around the spline area and on the rod above and below the slot. Linkage was totally frozen because the shift levers were all but glued to the shaft due to the corrosion. It took disassembly to get mine working and the upper lever was quite a project getting it free.
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