[DeTomaso] Shifters are not created equal

[clay willmott]

Glad you bring that up.  The manual shows a small "cup" that the shifter ball sits in.  Mine lacks any cup but has two walls that stop the ball in the front to back motion but not in the side to side motion.

I asked a few of the guys about this last year and was told that was normal.  If you look at the wilkinson site it clearly shows a small cup that the ball sits in.

Do most of you have the cup or just the two walls that it rests between on only 2 sides-front and back?

Thanks



> Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:32:42 -0600
> From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> To: claywillmott at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Shifters are not created equal
> 
> I just sent my shifter to Dennis Q.  He rebuilt the whole thing.  He cleaned it up, put in a new shifter handle (probably the same one you have that doesn't fit properly), plus he replaced the bronze? pads at the bottom that keep it good and tight.  It isn't in the car yet, but it feels brand new.
> 
> My old shifter was okay, but it squeeked, had some play typical of any old shifter, was scratched up, plus it would sometimes pop out of 3rd gear.  Dennis found that the rod (the one with the turnbuckle) was bent.  He straightened that too.
> 
> Will.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: clay willmott <claywillmott at hotmail.com>
> >Sent: Dec 16, 2008 10:50 AM
> >To: List Pantera <detomaso at realbig.com>
> >Subject: [DeTomaso] Shifters are not created equal
> >
> >
> >Has anyone noticed or been bothered by the new shifters not being exactly as the originals in width and being "sloppy" are far as the way they fit resulting in free play.
> >
> >My original shifter fits very snug in the shifting mechanism and the brass bearing are exactly the same thickness as the new ones.  However, the base width of the shift rod is 0.540 inches of the new rods (excluding brass bearings) and 0.580 of an inch on my original.
> >
> >The result is the original fits exactly with no slop in neutral or with shifting and the new ones (I have now tried two) do not.  I thought it was the bushings and should have paid more attention although at least they were on sale for 60$.
> >My old shifter  that came with the car has a 40% full thickness notch from the prior owner.  I thought of welding and re-chroming but it appears hard to remove the brass bushing without damaging them. Any tricks here?  Will they melt if I weld it without removing first?
> >
> >Also, has anyone placed shims between the shift rod and shaft mount between the brass bushings and the snap rings to make it more snug?
> >I have any early 71 so this may not be the same on later models.
> >
> >
> >Clay
> >
> >
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