The shifter on my 65 is really loose. I have been led to believe there is a bushing at fault and it can be replaced from above by removing the shifter housing. My shop manual has failed me on this one. Anyone know anything about this? I am not even sure what bushing to buy. NPD and other places show various types.

 

I got my bushings from CJ's, part # HW 614 $2.50.

I had to pull my center console
Jack her up and disconnect the linkage
Remove the shifter and housing from the inside
I think there were 4 screws holding it in
Whole thing took about an hour and fixed the problem

 

Thanks. So do get under it. And now I have the right part number. I'll get her done.

 

Yes you have to jack her up and remove that one bolt. The rest is done from the inside (I assume you 65 is the same as my 66) .

 

I did this to my 69. Couldn't believe what a difference a 99 cent bushing made.

If the bulb that lights up the selector switch is burnt out it is easy to get to while replacing the bushing.

 

Mines like that on my 67. I thought replacing the seal for the housing thing would do the trick. It did for a little while but then the seal started to break in and I was back to square one.

 

Thanks for sharing this information. My 65 auto shifter is very loose as well. So I'll try the same when I place my next order with cj.

Tomorrow I'm adding rear seat belts but just concerned how long they are which others have complained about. Maybe I should tie it in several knots in the part behind the seat!

Warren

 

Actually my shifter handle turns a little to the left and right being loose. Will this part fix this? Its not alot but enough to where I would do something about it if possible.

Warren

 

Mine was sloppy side to side. If the bushing is 100% gone it may have enough room to do what you are saying. It's an easy and cheap fix and if it hasn't been been done your bushings are most likely shot. Spend an hour and see what it does.

 

Hereis an article I found from Mustang Monthly on this subject. My shifter lever was loose and all over the place. I was going to buy a new shifter lever($90.00) and I cringe at repro parts till someone told me to just replace the bushings. It's cheap & easy.

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/projec...ild/index.html