Loose shift tube
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The oem bushing was plastic, this one was flattened out and was allowing the steering column to knock with the most noticeable problem was the lost motion in the shift lever. I have a brass bushing that I will have to open up the id a little and install it into the outer tube and secure it with a couple set screws. My only concern there is the column could still have some noise from using a metal bushing that has to have enough clearance for the shift tube to rotate. My other choice at this point is a shift tube bushing for a A body Chrysler product from the early 70's. It would also have to have the id opened up and the corresponding slots cut in the outer tube for the wire clip which holds the bushing in place. Plus I have to weld the shift lever back on so you have the heat to contend with using the plastic bushing.
You can't just slip a plastic bushing further up the column because the shift tube is bell shaped at the bottom end, in other words it gets smaller up in the column. I am in no hurry so we will see how this goes.
You can't just slip a plastic bushing further up the column because the shift tube is bell shaped at the bottom end, in other words it gets smaller up in the column. I am in no hurry so we will see how this goes.
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I think until the factory bumped up the tube size at the bottom this bushing would work. But the shift tube od is 1.700 or about 1 and 11/16. Speaking with James at Detroit Muscle the id of his bushing is 1.560. If you could remove the shift tube that would be a big plus. But it looks to me like you would have to remove some welds and a machine installed rivet as the manufacturing process looks like it installed the shifter assembly and the shift tube as a unit and then welded it together. https://www.detroitmuscletechnologie...hoCYpwQAvD_BwE
