My shifter is in need of a rebuild, it rattles unbelievable. Is there anywhere I can by the individual parts of the shifter? Each one of the "teeth"? How about the rods individually? The only things I've seen available is complete rebuilt shifters, I just want to overhaul mine.
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Re: 72 Shifter Rebuild
Zip sells a kit for about $60 with most of the parts to rebuild your shifter. However the linkage is not included. They have a linkage set which will put you back another $75.00. Long Island sells individual pieces for the midyears, but I dont know who has the equivalent for the C-3's. I'm also not sure if the C-2 parts will work for the C-3's. I'm assuming of course, that you have a 4-speed tranny.
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Re: 72 Shifter Rebuild
Bruce,
Contact Volunteer Products (423-521-9100) in Knoxville, TN. Do a search on the name in NDB; I think there was a thread about them recently that may provide an "800" number or a website address.
I bought individual shifter parts from them several years ago. Prices from their 1996-1997 catalog look moderately high, but if you don't need all the shifter levers, you might save a little money. Example: Part SH036, shifter 1st & 2nd lever (this is one of the "teeth" you were talking about), $14.00. This price may have changed since the '96-'97 catalog. They also have individual shift linkage parts.
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Re: 72 Shifter Rebuild
Bruce-----
Most of the shifter assembly parts are GM-discontinued. As others have advised, you can get them in reproduction. However, I DO NOT RECOMMEND shifter rebuilding. In my experience, you will often not be satisfied with the results. Some of this is caused by mating a worn shifter lever with new parts. The shifter lever, itself, has been GM-discontinued for many years and is very difficult to find.
My advice: purchase a NEW shifter assembly. It's GM #3960609 and it's still available for a GM list of $227.00. Cheap at twice the price.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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There was a nice article in Corvette Fever a while back on shifter rebuilding. The gist of it was that putting in new friction material (nylon?) solved most of their rattling problems. It was a very straight forward rebuild with no hidden tricks. If you decide to go with repro shifter rods, most of the major supplier have them, as others have stated. I bought a complete repro shifter and linkage for my 66 to bring it back to normal appearance. It has worked quite well for five years now. Gary 21316Comment
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I have a similiar question/problem...I have a C3 mainshift lever and have been looking for the 1" shorter C2 version, as Joe states they are impossible to find. I have been looking for some time to buy a good used piece or swap and have had no luck. I really do not want to buy a new shaft from LI supply or others. I am still trying to find the missing short shaft. If anyone has one that they want to part with...it would really make my day!Dino LannoComment
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Thanks Joe for the info. I'll probably rebuild with a kit from Zip Products. I'll keep what you said in mind BruceComment
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Do you have the part number? Better still, a drawing with the dimensions. Was it for a muncie? BruceComment
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Bruce, With the shaft removed and stripped of the ball, measuring from the center of the through hole mount on the shaft to the top of the shaft where the ball screws on is 7 1/2"Dino LannoComment
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Dino.....The part # for68-72 is 3921638, for 64-67 it's 3863363. These parts are in the 4.006 section of the parts catalog. BruceComment
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