In a message dated 12/7/02 14:39:04, patrickparsons@hawaii.rr.com writes:
<< Could he put the tranny in fourth and bend it in gear to see where it is
good, then using a pair of vise grips clamped on below the hot spot, shift
it into first and see if it still works for that gear position, before
letting it cool, or re-altering it to a mid-bend position to average between
4th and 1st?? >>
Better to just buy the proper one, IMHO, or better yet do that swap with the
guy with the RHS truck and the LHS shifter. Heating and bending is just too
much arts&crafts for the result, not to mention the danger of the open flame.
Just gives it one more place to break later.
Cheers!
John Dillingham
Vintage Rover Service
Canton, Georgia
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