[Spridgets] shifting isssues

[Peter Caldwell]

Ryan,
         I would look at the shifter linkage bits.. from the top. 
Remove boot; remove 3 screws, plate, spacer, lever, plastic cup and 
spring. If any of those are missing, you get what you got. Take a 
look at a parts diagram to be sure that stuff is there in order. You 
would've removed the shift lever when you removed the tranny, maybe 
all the pieces didn't go back in?
         I recall this exact scenario at a racetrack in 
Michigan.  Borrowed pieces from a street car to get going.
Peter C
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At 10:18 PM 1/20/2010, ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net wrote:
>The concern is that its not that they are not engaging and grinding 
>gears (like a not fully engaged clutch) its that i cant get the 
>stickshift itself to move into the 1st (occasionally) or reverse 
>position (at all). Obviously my lack of how the transmission works 
>is causing the problem with diagnosing this. The car does shift into 
>all forward gears and up until this morning reverse with the engine 
>running or not. The attempted failed shifts make NO noise at all so 
>its not grinding gear on gear.
>
>What would block the stickshift from moving into the reverse 
>position? could it be the synchros that are causing the blocking?
>Ryan