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elpres
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Are there supposed to be a hole down there??
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germansupplyscott
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:41 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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They all have the hole like that. I believe it's a feature of the machining process. In other words it's not there for any functional reason, just a by-product of how the end of the shift rod is manufactured. The hole doesn't go all the way through the part.
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elpres
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:44 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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| germansupplyscott wrote: |
| They all have the hole like that. I believe it's a feature of the machining process. In other words it's not there for any functional reason, just a by-product of how the end of the shift rod is manufactured. The hole doesn't go all the way through the part. |
Ok i see. I wondered if it was made from wear.. I’ll go on with the cleansing now.
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:58 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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| The Vanagon has a similar socket on the side of the tranny. I drilled a small hole near the bottom so that I can occasionally pump some grease into the socket. Doing something similar on the Bay shifter might be a plus. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:29 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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Whew. I thought this thread would be about me.
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airschooled
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:29 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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Funny, I thought this thread would be about Skills.
I always assumed it was a drain hole.
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babysnakes
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:35 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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| Whew. I thought this thread would be about me. |
Beat me to it. Now I'm disappointed.  |
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SGKent 
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:51 am Post subject: Re: A hole |
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actually you are all wrong. That is where the rabbit goes and Alice follows. I am just not sure which side of it we are on right now.
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