Re: tough transmission again

["tmpintnl" <tobyp@xxxx>]

Willie - In addition to spraying the linkage that is visible through 
the shifter boot opening, and from underneath the car at the front of 
the transmission, you need to lubricate the large cable that goes from 
the shifter to the transmission. This cable does all of the 
side-to-side work, while the rod does the front-to-back and rotating 
work. It sounds like you have most of the problem in the side-to-side 
movement, so the cable is of primary importance to you. I would get a 
good grade of liquid lubricant (light oil with teflon, for instance, 
or a thin grease), or a special cable lubricant, and inject as much as 
you can into both ends of the cable. The forward end is attached to 
the shifter bell crank (if memory serves) and the aft end is attached 
to a bracket at the front end of the transmission. This should help 
you to get lasting relief from the stiff shifter. Always keep an eye 
on the little bushings that are part of the attachment of the rod to 
the transmission input shaft. These bushings are rubber, and can be 
easily damaged. If you lose some of them, the shifter will feel 
sloppy, and your shifting will be "less than smooth".

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Willie Mack" <wmack@xxxx> wrote:
>After my last post I took some peoples advice and sprayed wd40 on 
the linkage. It solved my problem for about 2 days, but the problem 
is back again. It is very difficult to move the shift lever left to 
right or right to left. Do i need to put some all purpose grease on 
it or what?
>