Hey guys!

Well wouldnt you know the first weekend i have a chance to take my truck out for a spin it gets cut short by a shifting problem. My mechanic says the "shift lever bushing" needs to be replaced. (Better than needing a new tranny!)

Now I'd like to try to hunt down this part but I have no idea what the thing looks like. Can anyone help me out with a photo or a link to what it looks like? All Dan (mechanic) could tell me was that it's white plastic or nylon.

As always thanks for your help!

Em

 

It all depends.

What kind of trans, auto or stick? Floor or column shift?

What was the nature of the failure?

That having been said, two parts (shift levers) of the same material (steel), rubbing together, will wear out very quickly. GENERALLY, a "bushing" is a sleeve fitted between 2 parts made of the same material to prevent wear of the shafts. S

aid bushing is made of a different material, usually something softer, i.e., bronze, plastic or the like.

MOST Ford shifter bushings FOR EXTERNAL Shifter SHAFTS (those outside the trans) are made of a type of nylon and "sort of" shaped like an old fashioned top hat ... with the top knocked out.

The cylinder portion of the top hat is pushed INTO one shifter arm ... the other shifter arm pushes into the hole in that top hat that you would fit your head into.

In this case not only does the "cylinder" of the Top hat protects the shafts from wear ... but also the BRIM of the hat provides a buffer between the two pieces of steel.

If you have an automatic transmission ... or a column shift manual ... these bushings whould only cost a couple bucks ... and probably 1/2 hour to replace.

If you have a manual trans with a FLOOR Mounted Shifter ... because the shifter links are INSIDE THE TRANS, it could cost a bit more.



BTW ... I don't know if you saw my posts regarding the interior of my truck ... but I followed your lead ... and it came out GREAT!!! Thank you very much.

AS soon as it stops raining in Georgia ... I'll get the engine back in the dang thing and get it done!

 

If you have the 3 speed manual w/overdrive, and the bushing you are looking for is at the bottom of the shift lever, the Ford part number is E3ZZ-7K453-A. My shifter has worn loose to the point of having trouble getting into 3rd gear and occasionally popping out of gear. This is an obsolete part. I did a google search of the part number and found one on-line from Troy Ford thru Amazon.com. Hope this helps.

 

aw man see what i get for not being able to get on teh boards in ages? i completely forget to give all the info you guys need to help me! sorry <b>oddhsot</b>...and i'll totally check out your interior shots!

<b>falcontamr</b> it sounds like that is EXACTLY what is happening to my truck! thank you so much for the part info...i'm off to try to hunt it down!

 

Also try Northwest Transmission Parts:

http://nwtparts.com/

My trans (T170FS RUG SROD) had a bushing gone bad ... Northwest was the only folks that even knew what I was talking about.

VERY knowledgeable ... these guys have EVERYTHING ... even part for old Dynaflo Transmissions.

 

(sigh) Where is the promised info?????

Is the M/T a 3 speed on the column, or a 4 speed on the floor?

3 speed manual: On the bottom of the steering column under the hood are the two manual control selector levers the shift rods from the trans attach to.

In each one of these levers is a nylon bushing, these =

EOSZ7341B .. Nylon Bushing / Available from Ford

MSRP each: $3.85 // FTE sponsor Y2KFORDDPARTS.COM price each: $2.77.

If this is not what you want, give me the application.

All the various nylon bushings are available from Ford.

 

Bill, she has a floor shift in all of her pictures

 

1980 F100's were available with two different 4 speeds:

Ford TS-O/D single rail 4 speed overdrive.

Warner T-18 4 speed: The shift lever fits directly into the shift tower, a threaded cap retains it. There isn't any sort of shift lever bushing anywhere.

So..it has to be the 4 speed O/D.

The problem with the shift lever used with the 4 speed O/D was...it broke if you looked at it!

The shift lever is made from two separate parts, upper lever and lower lever. Two pins and nylon sleeves attach the upper section to the lower section.

So...what has happened? If the lever is wiggling around, it's possible the two nylon sleeves have broken apart the two pins fit into.

Or...more likely...it's this little darlin' =

The bottom of the shift lever has a bushing on it, but... it's actually inside the transmission.

Fits between the actual shift lever and the "Gearshift Shaft Offset Lever Assy" (= actual Ford parts catalog description).

D9BZ7K453B .. Gearshift Bushing / D9BZ7K453B replaced D9BZ7K453A / Obsolete

D9BZ7K453A =

GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has ONE = 800-543-4959.

MONTICELLO FORD in Monticello WI has ONE.
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D9BZ7K453B =

TISON MOTOR CO. in Estill SC has TWO = 803-625-2551.

GREEN SALES has FOUR.

ANTIQUE AUTO SUPPLY in Arlington TX has TWO = 817-275-2381.
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What is the difference between D9BZ-A & D9BZ-B? Nothing!

Ford changed the package quantity in the late 1980's of 10's of 1000's of small parts.

When they did that, they changed the part numbers suffix!

 

This is the WRONG part number.

1980/89 Ford Light Truck Parts Catalog / 1980/83 F100 w/the Ford RUG 4 speed TS-OD single rail Overdrive / Manual Transmission Parts list # 70.2B

D9BZ7K453B is the CORRECT part number. See post #8.

That E3ZZ part number doesn't even appear in the truck parts catalog.

 

hi guys! <b>numberdummy</b> i knew you'd have to total story...

What's happening is the gears are slipping out...it'll pop out of first (and give me heart-failure every time)...and then it sometimes cant find second...

i have a floor shifter as y'all figured out from my photos but I dont know for sure which one...will the shift pattern tell you? here's a pic of the shifter **** (in the jy i can never find a **** with this pattern)


it sounds like D9BZ7K453B or (A since there is no difference) is the part i need right?

As always, thanks y'all sooo much!

 

1979/83 F100, Bronco & Econoline / 1979/80 Granada/Monarch / 1979/83 Fairmont/Zephyr = Ford RUG 4 Speed Overdrive.

 

This is the bushing down at the bottom of the shifter:





I just replaced it in mine ... it was busted up pretty good ... I glued it together to take the picture ... which helped ID it for the parts guys.

The guys I got mine from called it a "saddle".

Like I said in an above post ... I got my from Northwest ... and they got a bunch of them in stock.


HOWEVER ... from your description of the symptoms, Em ... "popping out of 1st gear ... hard shifting or NO shifting into second ... I have to tell you you MIGHT be having a problem deep in the trans ... maybe the syncronizers AT LEAST.

If the bushing ... like mine ... is bad ... they should be able to replace the bushing without pulling the trans ...

If the bushing ain't bad ... they *probably* will want to rebuild the trans. This will be VERY costly ...

You *might* want to consider finding a used trans first.

If the trans MUST come out ... you *probably* should consider putting a clutch in it. I just put a new one in my Ford (since the engine and trans were out) the cost of a new clutch package was about $100.

BTW ... the pictures of my interior panels (that look GREAT!!!) can be found here:
Good Luck, let us know how you make out.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-summer-3.html

 

<b>oddshot</b> i am sitting here just HOPING it's nothing so serious as a new tranny and that my mechanic is right about it just being the bushing...my fear is that it'll be something big like the transmission or clutch...I dont have the $ for a fix that big right now and i just hate the idea of my baby sittin there all idle until i do...keep your fingers crossed for me!

 

At that rate, just throw in a JY trans and hope it lasts a while (but that is just worst case scenario of course).

 

i'm keeping an eye on this post,hopping it's just a bushing on mine,shifter is very sloppy.