This weekend I pulled off the freeway and stopped at a light, putting the SC in neutral. When I put it back in first to go, I noted the shifter seemed 'weird'. The throw into first was longer than usual, and the shifter felt...spongy? After a few more shifts, the shifter was wiggling all around, and I couldn't get the transmission out of first...
Long-story short is, evidently the bolts holding the shifter on the transmission vibrated out, and the whole shifter mechanism was free to move (I took it in to be repaired, so I didn't see the issue). The bolts were replaced, and the car's back to 'normal'.
Actually, the car shifts better now than it did before this issue...with one exception. Before this issue surfaced, I had to sort of 'guide' the shifter into third gear. Now, for the shift from 2nd to third, I just push the shifter forward and it 'finds' third...with one exception. The first time I drive the car after its sat a few hours, it won't 'find' third. It seems to hang up. If I futz around a little, it will slip into third, and once it does, it's fine until I let it sit a few hours again. At which time, it's finicky.
Any insight into what's going on? I presume it's some issue with heat, and once the transmission warms up a little, the issue resolves.
I know there's some issue with the stock shifter, and people replace it with a Hurst (I think) part. Does my issue sound like the typical issue with the stock shifter?
Thanks for any/all help.
Alan
Long-story short is, evidently the bolts holding the shifter on the transmission vibrated out, and the whole shifter mechanism was free to move (I took it in to be repaired, so I didn't see the issue). The bolts were replaced, and the car's back to 'normal'.
Actually, the car shifts better now than it did before this issue...with one exception. Before this issue surfaced, I had to sort of 'guide' the shifter into third gear. Now, for the shift from 2nd to third, I just push the shifter forward and it 'finds' third...with one exception. The first time I drive the car after its sat a few hours, it won't 'find' third. It seems to hang up. If I futz around a little, it will slip into third, and once it does, it's fine until I let it sit a few hours again. At which time, it's finicky.
Any insight into what's going on? I presume it's some issue with heat, and once the transmission warms up a little, the issue resolves.
I know there's some issue with the stock shifter, and people replace it with a Hurst (I think) part. Does my issue sound like the typical issue with the stock shifter?
Thanks for any/all help.
Alan