>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.
I managed to bend my gear lever without (same problem, ex RHD truck.)
setting the truck on fire. If you've got a torch, it's a five minute
job, including the time hunting around for the striker. Replacing
the stick not only costs money, it takes longer.
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