Reply to "Shift Linkage Adjustment or clutch drag?"

Heavy handed editing provided by your administrator.

Don't take my actions the wrong way, I appreciate the way you guys handled yourselves, you have my heartfelt thanks.

I won't lock the thread unless the problem persists.

I had to do this in a hurry, I have a day job afterall ... at least for a few more months.

One suggestion where we can improve, always address your replies to the original poster, the person who started the thread. Keep on topic. Never critique the replies of another member. State your opinion without invalidating the opinion of others. Those are the terms of service, and they work pretty good.
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Getting back on topic, my Pant shifted OK, but the shift lever really dragged in the gate, and no amount of adjustment could eliminate the drag in every slot, so I took my die grinder and ground the slots everywhere the lever was dragging, until the lever no longer rubbed the gate anywhere. One of the gate fingers ended being paper thin! But man what a difference! The amount of effort needed to shift was dramatically reduced.

FWIW Gary Hall was also opposed to the gated shifter.

Kelly, the way you described the problem being heat dependent, the first thing that came to my mind was when's the last time you changed the transaxle fluid, and what type of fluid did you put in it? I'm just throwing that out there for what its worth.

-G