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08-10-2020, 10:36 AM | #1 |
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Gearshift lever bending?
Hi,
my new re-manufactured gear lever is too far to the left. That bothers me because my leg is leaning against the lever in gear # 1 and R. Now I have read in a subtitle here in the forum that the re-manufactured gear levers have a slightly different angle geometry. I have now applied both levers exactly the same position and see a clear difference. Has anyone experience with cold bending the lever at the bottom?
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08-10-2020, 10:59 AM | #2 |
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Re: Gearshift lever bending?
Here is one thread. I know there are others.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...4717&showall=1 Here is another. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...end+gear+shift
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08-10-2020, 11:47 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Gearshift lever bending?
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There is a difference in the angle of the shift lever between 1928-29 models and 1930-31 models measured in a plane "from front to back". I think that is what I see in your photos. It is not a difference between original and reproduction shift levers. See the following page: http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/tran...hiftlevers.htm Wanting to bend the lever away from your leg is a common complaint. It requires heat, which ruins the plating on it. Attempts to bend cold often result in a broken shift lever.
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08-10-2020, 12:10 PM | #4 |
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Re: Gearshift lever bending?
I bent my shifter with this 'Shifter Bender Tool' I made. Works good, puts a slight bow in the shifter to the right, not a sharp bend. No breakage. No stain on the internals. I bent mine ~1½" to the right. Still have room for the Mitchell shifter, even with a 3" extension.
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08-11-2020, 01:04 PM | #5 |
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Re: Gearshift lever bending?
Thank you all for the references and the hints!
I did it similar like Blockhead. Bending succeeded with a lot of force.
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08-11-2020, 01:33 PM | #6 |
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