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901 shift coupler problem
Alright today I relized that one of the bushings in the shift coupler is gone and the other is worn out causing ****y shifts. So what I want to know is.....Am I able to replace the coupler with an aftermarket heavy duty coupler or just replace the bushings?
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06-07-2007, 06:50 PM
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Just replace the bushings. They are available from our host. Less than $20. You will need a vice to press them in. Search here for shift coupler bushings...
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06-07-2007, 07:24 PM
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what year is your car?
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the car is a 69T with a S motor. Is there any aftermarket couplers I can use cause I plan on mostly tracking and autoXing the car and would prefer something stronger if its out there.
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I bought the WEVO coupler here on Pelican. It's real nice.. -I'd do it again...
That being said, a lot of people say replacing the bushings is cheap/easy and using the OE one is usually fine. Possibly a better investment would be to replace the stock shifter with a WEVO or RENNShift unit... That's one of the next things...
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I would replace the bushings; next, I'd toss the entire shift tower and put in a 1984-86 one with all new stuff (I think that will work on your '69).
After that, I'd spend $200 on an SRP or Wevo coupler. A Wevo shifter would be last for me - it ain't cheap.
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Randy,
wasn't that you that manufactured your own "gate shift" style shifter out of some "later model" shift tower parts or something ? There was a thread not too many months ago about this. I meant to bookmark it, but can't find it right now. I'd agree, his plan of attack makes the most sense...
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No - I asked about it - and .. milt? &/or Sherwood responded. I think milt/Zeke - if that is who it was - cut thru the entire tower near the top, cut a ring around it; and then rewelded it in a 180 degree position to move the gates.
I just use mine w/ the existing gates. I'm fine w/ that -- for now anyway. I deleted the thread a while back but should pop up in a search.
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You're right ! that's the one I was talking about ... I thought that was a pretty ingenious idea to come up with...
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alright thanks guys
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