Just to followup - thanks to all on the list for various
suggestions. Turned out to need lubrication at the shifter ball, that's
all. Shifting has become easy again. Thanks for your responses.
George Loriot
1976 TR6
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>From: <George_Loriot@brown.edu>
>To: 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: gearshift lver - stiff reverse gate
>Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 15:57:39 -0400
>Sender: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
>Reply-To: <George_Loriot@brown.edu>
>
>Hi to all,
>I'm a relative newcomer to TR6 and this list; I asked earlier about tires
>and got a tremendously useful response, so I'll try again:
>
>1976 TR6: the pressure to get the gearshift lever into the reverse gate
>has increased, so now it's quite a hard push to get it over. Bently has
>an section on adjusting the gearshift lever and it looks easy. Just
>wondering if any of you have had this happen and if the adjustment in
>place has a good chance of fixing it or will it require top cover removal
>and small part replacement/adjustment. I don't think there's a problem
>with the reverse idler or the shaft, since once the lever is in the gate
>the shift to reverse is smooth.
>
>Although I'm new to TR6 I have considerable mechanical experience from The
>Old Days, and have done quite a few transmission overhauls so the more
>detail the better.
>
>Thanks a lot in advance.
>
>George Loriot
>
>1976 TR6
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