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The anti rattle spring on my stock shifter will not stay attached. I have replaced it twice and lost both. Before doing it again I need some help. Currently the shifter has the correct bracket at the bottom but the hole in the shifter where the top of the spring attaches has what appears to be a nail with a flat head bent in a loop after it passes through the hole. I attached the spring to the loop in the nail. How should the top of the spring be attached to the shifter? I am tired of removing the linkage to repair this but I also don't like the vibration allowed by the missing spring.
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Re: 62 shifter anti rattle spring
Your description of the anti-rattle spring mounting sounds correct except for the "flat head nail" part. The upper mount on my '63 is basically a piece of wire bent into and S-shape if memory serves, with nothing on the end. Could it be that your original upper bracket was replaced with an off the shelf nail bent into a requisite shape.
Check the bottom bracket and make sure it's not worn. There should be a couple of notches that hold the rounded end of the spring, and if they are worn the spring could slip off the end.
One you get a new spring on, have a helper vigorously operate the shifter and watch the spring action. That might give you a clue as to how it is falling off. You should also be able to see it from the cockpit with the rubber boot removed.
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Re: 62 shifter anti rattle spring
Your description of the anti-rattle spring mounting sounds correct except for the "flat head nail" part. The upper mount on my '63 is basically a piece of wire bent into and S-shape if memory serves, with nothing on the end. Could it be that your original upper bracket was replaced with an off the shelf nail bent into a requisite shape.
Check the bottom bracket and make sure it's not worn. There should be a couple of notches that hold the rounded end of the spring, and if they are worn the spring could slip off the end.
One you get a new spring on, have a helper vigorously operate the shifter and watch the spring action. That might give you a clue as to how it is falling off. You should also be able to see it from the cockpit with the rubber boot removed.
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Re: 62 shifter anti rattle spring
The configuration you describe sounds right. The anti rattle spring has ends that are on opposite sides of the spring coil, and I think the upper end needs to be installed with the securing loop to the outside, ie, away from the anchored root of the mounting "nail" you described. Perhaps a prior owner bent the "nail" to remove it and didn't bend it back to it's original shape on re-installation, or bent it so much that the spring is loose. In any event, you need to make sure it's installed in an orientation such that nothing else on the shifter contacts the spring during normal shifter use.
There is an article on pages 14 to 17 in the Fall 88 edition of the NCRS Restorer that describes how the author attempted to improve and further quiet his shifter by adding shaped pieces of nylon plastic sheeting epoxied to critical surfaces while he rebuilt the shifter. Sorry, I don't have a scanner or a fax machine to send the article electronically.Comment
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Re: 62 shifter anti rattle spring
The configuration you describe sounds right. The anti rattle spring has ends that are on opposite sides of the spring coil, and I think the upper end needs to be installed with the securing loop to the outside, ie, away from the anchored root of the mounting "nail" you described. Perhaps a prior owner bent the "nail" to remove it and didn't bend it back to it's original shape on re-installation, or bent it so much that the spring is loose. In any event, you need to make sure it's installed in an orientation such that nothing else on the shifter contacts the spring during normal shifter use.
There is an article on pages 14 to 17 in the Fall 88 edition of the NCRS Restorer that describes how the author attempted to improve and further quiet his shifter by adding shaped pieces of nylon plastic sheeting epoxied to critical surfaces while he rebuilt the shifter. Sorry, I don't have a scanner or a fax machine to send the article electronically.Comment
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