BillHanna said: When I shift to 2nd (either up-shift or downshift)
I have to not hold the lever to the left or it will not go into gear. I have gotten used to it by now, but I was wondering what suggestions you may have as to what the problem could be. All the other gear shifts are tight. I believe this is the stock shifter.
Is there an adjustment for this, or is maybe the shifter just worn out?
The is on my '75 coupe with manual 4-speed.
You lost me there....not sure edzachary what you mean. The 1-2 shift would normally require you to hold the lever to the left slightly while moving the shifter down into 2nd. If you are in fact saying that doing it "normally" will keep it from going into 2nd, then I would have to agree there is an issue with the shifter being worn, or sticky. A rebuild kit will replace the spring shims, and a few other small parts that should tighten it up, but will not address worn holes in the levers themselves.
Jumping out of gear either on acceleration, or on deceleration indicates the trans either has too much internal endplay(forward/rearward), or the synchronizer teeth on the speed gear are worn, as well as the teeth on the synchro slider/hub. Either of these issues would require removal of the trans to replace any worn/damaged parts.
And I'll agree aboot getting the shifter out by itself....not a pretty thing to have to do, but it will(eventually) find it's way out.
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