84 4ks Man trnas controls

[George Selby]

At 12:05 PM 11/4/01, you wrote:
>I took the cover off the gearshift and it just flops around.  My guess,
>after looking at the Bently, is that the clamp that holds the shift rod
>to the shift assembly lost its nut and bolt and is just flopping around.

The shift stabilizer (a rod that runs from the bottom of the tranny case to
the bottom of the shifter assembly) could have come loose.  It then more
than likely need to be replaced, you can try to reinstall it, but the
bushing is probably damaged.

Either way, jack up the car and you can access the shifter assembly from
the bottom.


George Selby
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