SmokinBBC
Well-known member
Shifter rebuild and steering valve/cylinder replacement.
Shifter.
Shifter was sloppy and getting it in/out of reverse was funky sometimes. Well, I wanted to rebuild it without taking the exhaust out....easy enough...try again. I took the console plate out and disconnected the linkage at the trans. Top bolt easy to get at from above. Bottom bolt not accessable at all. I had to take the shifter mount bolts out at the cross member and then manuever the shifter from above to squeeze my hand in there with a short wrench. Got it and pulled the shifter from above.
The shifter probably had some wear in the part that goes into the upper mount.....a few wacks with the hammer on the pin (which would not come out) tightened it up quite a bit...nice solid feel but not binding.
The reverse lever was cracked. Had to order a replacement. Cleaned it all up and put it back together.
Now to get the damn lower bolt back in....was not has hard as getting it out since I pretty much had figured the right angle to get at it. I started the top bolt first so it would be easy to alighn the bottom bolt to the mount. Put all the bolts back and slid the adjustment tool in....luckily all of the levers went back in nuetral without any adjustment.
A little tip if your going to do this the hard way....put a hole in the end of the adjustment tool and put a string through it. That way, you can just pull on the string to remove it. A short 9/16 wrench is helpfull on the bottom bolt.
:smash::smash::smash:
If you have large fat hands.....forgettaboutit.
Steering Valve/Cylinder
What can I say, It was nice to have an easy job for once! I put in a new lonestar valve. Quality looking part. New cylinder as well. After using rebuilt ones before, I'll not go that route again.
Shifter.
Shifter was sloppy and getting it in/out of reverse was funky sometimes. Well, I wanted to rebuild it without taking the exhaust out....easy enough...try again. I took the console plate out and disconnected the linkage at the trans. Top bolt easy to get at from above. Bottom bolt not accessable at all. I had to take the shifter mount bolts out at the cross member and then manuever the shifter from above to squeeze my hand in there with a short wrench. Got it and pulled the shifter from above.
The shifter probably had some wear in the part that goes into the upper mount.....a few wacks with the hammer on the pin (which would not come out) tightened it up quite a bit...nice solid feel but not binding.
The reverse lever was cracked. Had to order a replacement. Cleaned it all up and put it back together.
Now to get the damn lower bolt back in....was not has hard as getting it out since I pretty much had figured the right angle to get at it. I started the top bolt first so it would be easy to alighn the bottom bolt to the mount. Put all the bolts back and slid the adjustment tool in....luckily all of the levers went back in nuetral without any adjustment.
A little tip if your going to do this the hard way....put a hole in the end of the adjustment tool and put a string through it. That way, you can just pull on the string to remove it. A short 9/16 wrench is helpfull on the bottom bolt.
:smash::smash::smash:
If you have large fat hands.....forgettaboutit.
Steering Valve/Cylinder
What can I say, It was nice to have an easy job for once! I put in a new lonestar valve. Quality looking part. New cylinder as well. After using rebuilt ones before, I'll not go that route again.