Shifter spinning around on the 5th/reverse side
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Shifter spinning around on the 5th/reverse side
Around 12:30 last night, I started up the jalopy to head to CVS for some heartburn medicine. As I tried to put the shifter in reverse, it...kinda just kept going. Spun around about ninety degrees. I worked it through all the gear positions. 1-4 were fine. But any time I pushed it over to the right, it would spin freely and make fifth and reverse real tricky to find.
So this morning, I took the thing apart. On either side of the shifter housing, there's a little metal pin. The left-side pin had worked its way loose. So I pressed it back in and cinched a zip tie down around it. So far, my little trail repair is getting me around fine.
Any of you guys know how much of that assembly I've got to replace? Can I swap the pin and call it a day? Or am I looking at putting in a new shifter?
So this morning, I took the thing apart. On either side of the shifter housing, there's a little metal pin. The left-side pin had worked its way loose. So I pressed it back in and cinched a zip tie down around it. So far, my little trail repair is getting me around fine.
Any of you guys know how much of that assembly I've got to replace? Can I swap the pin and call it a day? Or am I looking at putting in a new shifter?
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The shifter housing is aluminum iirc and those pins are long rivets.
Sounds like time for a shifter replacement either new or used.
Sometimes Toyotas do just wear out.
My Latin teacher used to always joke, "old Latin teachers never die, they just decline"
Sounds like time for a shifter replacement either new or used.
Sometimes Toyotas do just wear out.
My Latin teacher used to always joke, "old Latin teachers never die, they just decline"
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I always see those little pins worn out. We made a custom one for my truck (bolt and nut, ground down and smoothed out) instead of paying $50+ for a used piece (that are almost always wrecked anyways).
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