Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Okay, we have two views of the same thing here, I have "exploded" the one view to give a better idea of how it goes together. The bronze coloured round part closest to the shift lever is made of bronze, and has a counterbore in the side facing the shift lever, just large enough to miss the yellow ball when assembled---it rides up against the side of the shift lever. The spring is large enough to fit over the smaller outside diameter of the bronze part. The second bronze coloured part is fitted into the other end of the spring. The dark blue brackets attach to the tranny, and the red pivot pin fits thru everything. When assembled, that spring is compressed enough to keep the shift lever very stable, with no "side to side" rock.---You will notice that the ends of the spring are ground flat, like a valve spring. On the side of the shift lever that does not have the spring, the yellow ball is fitting tight against the side of the blue bracket. Now you see that the shifter can be moved foreward and backward easily on the red pivot pin, and if you push (or pull) it sideways, it will actually "rock" on the yellow ball. I'm tired tonite, so will model the shift gate and locking pin tomorrow---I imagine that now the lights starting to come on---right???