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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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i messed it up i think

<HR style="COLOR: #89959b" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->the bushing in my stick shift was shot
so i pulled the shifter out to take a look
yeah it is messed
but when i pulled it out the truck was in reverse
because i was movin the shifter to get at the bolts
now i can put it back in (in what seams like neutral)
but will not shift to anyother gear
when i relise the clutch she does back
how can i get it back to neutral

anyone help me please?
 

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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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you may have inned the stick up wrong pull it back out and line it up correctly when you put it back in.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 17fordguy
you may have inned the stick up wrong pull it back out and line it up correctly when you put it back in.
you mea try sliping it back in in the reverse posistion?
i have tryed and tryed for about a hour
no luck
i stoped because i was getting mad
i spent all day replacing the axle shafts in the dana 44 up front and repacking the hubs (all went well)
and this little dam thing gets me
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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were you having any shifting problems before you did the shifter ball seats? like grinding hard shifting or getting stuck in gear..

this could either be a slave cylinder, shift forks, or your shifter might not be on correctly

when you pull the shifter out again make sure the seats are in correctly there are no obstructions or debris in the shifter tower and make sure the pins for the shift ball are in, there are two of them one for each side they go through the shifter tower and into that groove on both sides of the ball the one on the left on my truck was way over worn out and that causes problems
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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no shifting promlems before
just alot of slop in the shifter
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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yeah it could still be badly worn shift forks mine was the same way man
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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well i came back to it today with a leval head
and got it fixed
i used a screw driver to pop it out of reverse and back into neutral

thanks to all your help

long live the ford
 
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