birdissues
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- Oct 30, 2017
- Thunderbird Year
- 1966
Hi everyone,
I hope an expert can help me with this one. I just bought the T-bird, and I’ve been tearing my hair out with this one. I have a ‘66 t-bird that has ~1/4” play between the column shifter housing and the hub that holds the detent. The play is in the direction where if I grab the shifter housing I can pull it up towards me 1/4”. It causes it to pop out of park unless the column is slid to the side. The parts that are new: shifter lever, shifter lever bushing, shifter bushing roll pin, lower bushing, upper bearing and retainer, and rag joint rubber. The owner before did the work. I have confirmed all the parts were new and replaced - even removed the lower bushing to inspect and then reinstalled it. It was brand new.
Any ideas?
I have a video I can text or email to demonstrate the play. Please help.
Thanks to anyone that has ideas!
I hope an expert can help me with this one. I just bought the T-bird, and I’ve been tearing my hair out with this one. I have a ‘66 t-bird that has ~1/4” play between the column shifter housing and the hub that holds the detent. The play is in the direction where if I grab the shifter housing I can pull it up towards me 1/4”. It causes it to pop out of park unless the column is slid to the side. The parts that are new: shifter lever, shifter lever bushing, shifter bushing roll pin, lower bushing, upper bearing and retainer, and rag joint rubber. The owner before did the work. I have confirmed all the parts were new and replaced - even removed the lower bushing to inspect and then reinstalled it. It was brand new.
Any ideas?
I have a video I can text or email to demonstrate the play. Please help.
Thanks to anyone that has ideas!