Sticky Shifter

Hello my A-bodies brothern!

I don't drive my 67 cuda that much but I do have a battery tender hooked to it and fire it up at least once every two weeks. I usually take it down the rode without beating on it, bring it back home in my garage, and put the cover on it.

Not long ago I installed a new rebuilt 360. At this time I installed new throw out bearing, McLeod clutch and diaphragm pressure plate. All in which I bought from Brewers transmission. Lately I have a noise like the throw out bearings is going bad. With the clutch let out and in neutral I get a "dry bearing noise". With the clutch pushed in the noise goes away totally. I expected the throw out bearing to have lasted longer than this. I doubt seriously that it has 3000 miles on it. If it is going bad I will pay my mechanic to change it out for me. I'm not ready it to do it on the floor of my shop. He has a lift and so forth... that is how he makes a living. lol

Another thing is lately my shifter which is Hurst shifter has became a PITA to get into first gear. It wasn't a new shifter that I installed myself but it came with the car. To be honest it never really shifted that smoothly from day one of me owning the car. I find myself "searching" for first gear and it takes a controlled effort to get it to go in gear. It goes to far left and when I push it forward it misses the slot. I have to go to the right a little bit. So you know this gets old after awhile. I like a shifter to feel tight and not sloppy like this one. I feel like I have a stick sweeping it around in a big drum. LOL

I was told rebuilding a Hurst shifter mechanism is awful ordeal but I bet it would help the poor thing.

Times like this I wished I still had my 727 shift kitted, extra clutched, tear the heck out of second gear, transmission. Of course there was a 383 big block in front of it. :-D

Anyways thanks ahead of time.