corvair kid
Well-Known Member
So my Bavaria has been out of commission for a couple of months in need of a shifter rebuild (Getrag 262 four speed). Slowly but surely I've been making progress, and tonight I started putting it all back together...only to discover that the problem doesn't seem to have been fixed.
The weird part is that this problem showed up very suddenly one day, as if something had abruptly broken. It's as if the entire shifter assembly (the entire transmission?) has moved rearward by about 3/4", making second and fourth nearly impossible to engage—the shift lever hits the rear edge of the console before it can get far enough back.
I replaced the selector rod bushings, the ball cup, all of the exhaust shield support brackets, the foam sound absorber, and most importantly (I thought) the rubber mount at the rear of the transmission, which was considerably worn.
There's still too much play in the exhaust shield for sure, which I guess could be part of the problem; I had someone else get into the car and shift while I was underneath, and if I pushed up on the rearward edge of the shield, it would go into second/fourth, but barely. Otherwise, it's still hitting the console well before it gets to the engagement point for second or fourth.
Has anybody encountered anything like this before? It was literally fine one day—no untoward noises or vibrations, perfectly smooth and good performance—then nearly undriveable the next. Do I need to be looking at motor mounts or something that might have caused the entire powertrain to shift position? I did just notice that the air cleaner is sitting pretty much right up against the firewall...
Help!
The weird part is that this problem showed up very suddenly one day, as if something had abruptly broken. It's as if the entire shifter assembly (the entire transmission?) has moved rearward by about 3/4", making second and fourth nearly impossible to engage—the shift lever hits the rear edge of the console before it can get far enough back.
I replaced the selector rod bushings, the ball cup, all of the exhaust shield support brackets, the foam sound absorber, and most importantly (I thought) the rubber mount at the rear of the transmission, which was considerably worn.
There's still too much play in the exhaust shield for sure, which I guess could be part of the problem; I had someone else get into the car and shift while I was underneath, and if I pushed up on the rearward edge of the shield, it would go into second/fourth, but barely. Otherwise, it's still hitting the console well before it gets to the engagement point for second or fourth.
Has anybody encountered anything like this before? It was literally fine one day—no untoward noises or vibrations, perfectly smooth and good performance—then nearly undriveable the next. Do I need to be looking at motor mounts or something that might have caused the entire powertrain to shift position? I did just notice that the air cleaner is sitting pretty much right up against the firewall...
Help!
