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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
denver_74 wrote:

if i recall the tried and true method is to put the shifter in second and then tap the shift plate to the LEFT (drivers side) until it touches and then test??
is this correct??


Yes, this is the plain English version of the Bentley manual procedure. Try it out some time! Razz
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
well i tried it and the only difference: its harder to get into reverse...the grind continues.

i am willing to believe its catching reverse in my shift but the "by the book" method didn't yield any improvement
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Have you got the new shift rod bushing in yet?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
yes. new shift rod bushing and coupler arrived wednesday.

going to try another stop plate first (yes i am delaying the inevitable. my newly upholstered back seat is a bear to get in and out lol)

the current stop plate is not the original.

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