[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter

[Dave Londry]

Just in case you get onto the stiffer thing.
High-strength steel isn't stiffer than low strength steel,  it just 
deflects more before it stretches.
You make things stiffer with bigger diameters.
(or higher E values, but that's expensive)
dave
(you already knew all that - but it would be crappy if no-one mentioned it)

On 31/08/2012 2:24 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/31/12 14 21 55, fisher95020 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
>> So I'm not the only one.  I let my son in law drive and when he got back
>> we couldn't get reverse anymore and had to adjust again.   My view was the
>> fore / aft adjustment is pretty robust,  but side to side is not so as the
>> locking nut on the turnbuckle is the only thing keeping that in check.   I
>> replaced the rubber bushing that holds the first long rod with a delrin
>> bushing and liked the feel but still have trouble keeping it in adjustment.
>>
>>>> Often the cause is that the support bearing comes loose from the
> chassis, OR the trunnion mount on the chassis cracks and flexes, which does the
> same thing.
>
> Mike
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