Steering on the cloumn shifter question - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Arky · 03-08-2011, 12:27 AM

Hi, my shifter on the column is very slack/sloppy/loose. It seems that the shifter does not have the return action. Gear selection is fine but I fear that the shifter could "fall" into "reverse" on its own from "park". I have fixed the sloppy steering column by doing searches but I cannot seem to find any info on how to fix this. Could anybody here please point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. 85LWB/350/700r4

flatblkserria82 · 03-08-2011, 01:12 AM

floor shifter

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-7668/

darush01 · 03-08-2011, 02:48 AM

Not sure how to fix it i might know more tomorrow but be careful, my old 78 did just that and hit a tree but it was just a junk truck thats now a coffee table somwwhere
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Arky · 03-09-2011, 12:00 AM

Did not know about the shifter on the floor option. Thanks, but I kinda like to keep it stock looking, for now at least.

I hope that the truck doesn't hit anything, lol, I like my beat-up 85 as it stands. I am not too much into the looks of my truck, I rather have a mechanically sound and dependable truck.
Looks like that I have to tear into the steering column again. Not looking forward to it as I might not be able to drive the truck till I can figure it all out.
Can anyone tell me if the pin holding the gear selector on the column is just a simple punch out pin or there is more to it ? Thanks again.

03-08-2011, 12:27 AM	#1
Arky Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 20	Steering on the cloumn shifter question Hi, my shifter on the column is very slack/sloppy/loose. It seems that the shifter does not have the return action. Gear selection is fine but I fear that the shifter could "fall" into "reverse" on its own from "park". I have fixed the sloppy steering column by doing searches but I cannot seem to find any info on how to fix this. Could anybody here please point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. 85LWB/350/700r4

03-08-2011, 01:12 AM	#2
flatblkserria82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clearviller PA Posts: 50	Re: Steering on the cloumn shifter question floor shifter http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-7668/ Last edited by flatblkserria82; 03-08-2011 at 01:33 AM.

03-08-2011, 02:48 AM	#3
darush01 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville ky Posts: 398	Re: Steering on the cloumn shifter question Not sure how to fix it i might know more tomorrow but be careful, my old 78 did just that and hit a tree but it was just a junk truck thats now a coffee table somwwhere Posted via Mobile Device

03-09-2011, 12:00 AM	#4
Arky Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 20	Re: Steering on the cloumn shifter question Did not know about the shifter on the floor option. Thanks, but I kinda like to keep it stock looking, for now at least. I hope that the truck doesn't hit anything, lol, I like my beat-up 85 as it stands. I am not too much into the looks of my truck, I rather have a mechanically sound and dependable truck. Looks like that I have to tear into the steering column again. Not looking forward to it as I might not be able to drive the truck till I can figure it all out. Can anyone tell me if the pin holding the gear selector on the column is just a simple punch out pin or there is more to it ? Thanks again.



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