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Midyear Muncie shifter rattle
We just did a shifter rebuild on my 1965 but the handle still rattles. Has anyone ever packed the hollow shaft with fiberglass insulation or some other material to stop this?
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A friend had a 64 (327/365) with a rattly shifter. He used to pack grease in it to keep it quiet for a while.
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The stock shifters are prone to rattle if there is some wear in the transmission. If the transmission is in good shape with good bearings and installed correctly, rattle will be little to none. Also driveline balance, etc. Which can be isolated from rattle in the driveway or rattle going down the road.
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Years ago there were plastic bushing they offered to remedy this which I installed but they did little to nothing to fix it. My question is has anyone had any luck packing he hollow shaft with anything other that grease? Grease would make a mess as it would eventually leak out the bottom all over the shifter body and trans onto the ground.
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I am only suggesting a lubricant, because you said everything is new and rebuilt…. |
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Just because everything is 'new' or rebuilt means little. Did it rattle before? Did it always rattle? When did it start? The shifter rattling is indicative of something else CAUSING the rattle. damping the shifter is a band-aid, not a cure.
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A loose, worn, misaligned, or perhaps bad bushing. |
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So it seems like some kind of shimming would be appropriate. Is the shifter box worn/wallowed out? Maybe replacing it with a new "tighter" shifter box would be the answer? |
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Hurst Competition Plus.
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If you mean that the reverse "t" handle is rattling what I did was wrap some duct tape around the shaft just enough to allow travel but take up the space and not allow metal to metal contact. Worked like a champ for me.
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Turn up the radio.
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I wouldn't normally post advice from that "other place" but this link has some wisdom from the venerable (and late) John Hinkley, arguably the most knowledgeable person on midyears one can name; his thoughts:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1572782167 |
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