coming up long (shift rods)

clementine said
Well Hello FABO,
I have this A833 behind a 383 in a 67 barracuda. I got the rods from Brewers and before I bug him, I thought I'd bug you. The rods are really nice pieces btw, but they are all coming up about 1/8" long when the adjusters are threaded all the way in. Not my first stick but generally I believe the 1/4" screwdriver/rod through the shifter hole that lines up the levers and the trans in neutral a guy would adjust the threaded dealie bobs to length and WHAMO! You are part of the row team. the thing is they ALL are the same distance too long so this has got to be installer error. Class is in session. Pictures on their way. be patient.

Thanks FABO!

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After you find the proper plate and mount the shifter on it. I've found with my early a-body shifters, the 1/4" drill shank in the shifter levers trick doesn't work with the reverse lever. Maybe I've done something wrong, but I always adjusted the forward gear selection levers with the pin engaged, but not inserted in the reverse lever. I adjusted the reverse lever separately.