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Originally Posted by TheDon
I do not have one of those things that andrew ships. I'll see what I can find. im going to go install the bushings in a few minutes.
I'm going to install them later, my step dad has to leave for work in an hour and I should probably get some sleep. It shifts fine into and out of the other gears just fine.
I have a nifty set of seal pullers I used for pulling the hydraulic line clips on the cabrio that I can use to remove those clips on the rod and I'll see what I have as far as drill bits and 6mm diameter rods. As well as order the top hat bushing and call Pierre tomorrow.
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Careful with those clips, if they are old and have seen a corrosive environment, they can easily break.
If you order new ones, they are a different design that is somewhat more difficult to remove, but a little more secure.
As said above, super easy to remove. Flat head screwdriver to push up the tab, hand or pair of pliers to pull the clip off the slotted groove on the linkage.
Bushings on the trans side will push in and pop in place with little effort, no heat or prep work is needed, bushings on the shifter side will do the same.
To replace all six bushings and all six clips only takes a few minutes
Once that is done, and the most obvious issue that needs to be fixed is resolved, then you can go further into what could be ailing the tranny, but its better to eliminate this as a contributing factor. The tranny has 3 side linkages, each with its own bushing, the issue with first could very well be the fact that the bushing on 1-2 shift arm is more worn that the others. However, since its an old car with an old manual tranny, you might as well prepare yourself for potentially larger issues, because its definitely a possibility.
On the plus side, these 4-speed boxes are so light that working on them is a breeze. I think a 240 4-speed weighs something like 50-60 lbs, very easy to remove to get at the clutch, or replace and rebuild