rallyingden
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 10:24 AM |
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Gear lever wrong way round !!
Well just got the engine running and I was checking clutch etc out but I could not select reverse........
Old ford type E 4 speed box....
After lots of head scratching I removed the lever for the umpteenth time and noticed that the little notch that forms the reverse interlock seemed to
be on the wrong side  so I turned the lever round which then made it face the front !! but it worked ......
Now I can and have strightened the lever from the mastic bush upwards but that still leaves the bend from the end of the lever to the bush, I cant
heat it up as there is too much rubber & plastic in the way.
If I seperate the lever at the mastic bush then I could sort things out but....... and heres the questions
1 How the hell do you seperate it.
2 Is it needed coz I could get it off with a lot of heat 
Cheers
RD 
 
gear stick
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lotusmadandy
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 10:41 AM |
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You can separate it with a gas torch
then use it as a short stick as i did.
Or you can weld a piece of m10 stud
on to lengthen it.
Andy
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blakep82
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 11:00 AM |
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its really just pressed on. i cut up the sides of the outer sleeve of the top of the lever. then you can see the top of the lever inside the inner
sleeve of the push. i got a 10mm bolt and hit it from the top to drift it out (holding the rest of the bush in a vice
the lever inside is the right 10mm diameter to cut the thread right on to it
[Edited on 10/10/09 by blakep82]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 11:39 AM |
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If you use heat you risk damaging the main plastic gear lever retaininer. Careful use of a hacksaw/angle grinder will remove the rubber insulator you
should then be able to run a die down the remaining part to accept an extension
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 12:30 PM |
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I just cut mine off below and above the rubber joint and welded it back together. It needed to be shorter anyway.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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rallyingden
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 12:39 PM |
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I managed to get a grip in the vice between the plastic cup and the rubber gaiter. and using brute force ( just a strong pull ) I have bent it to
the correct position, slightly angled backwards. I can now use the part above the mastic bush to get the lever facing where I want it.
I may remove the bush and top half anyway as suggested above............. thanks for your ideas
RD
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/10/09 at 08:02 PM |
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Any chance of a piccy or two mate? I am going to have to do something similar with mine and can't seem to find many pictures showing mods.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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