Last Sunday on the way home from the Hartford Vet parade, the shifter in my M37 broke off at the floor. My first question is, has anyone ever heard of that happening? To date, no one has including John at Midwest.
The part that broke was the transmission upper shift lever, that attaches to the stud coming up from the transmission. It broke right where the round stock going up to the shift knob met the cast part that clamps on the aforementioned stud. Mine showed signs that metal fatigue had been taking it's toll for some time as the top and bottom third of the cross-section showed rust. The middle third was bright, shiney metal which indicates where the break happened.
I was able to get it into 3rd and limp home at 20 mph. The few stops used up some more clutch than I would have liked but probably no worse than it's days in the military.
In the fuuture, I'll be carrying a small tool kit to include vise grips!
The part that broke was the transmission upper shift lever, that attaches to the stud coming up from the transmission. It broke right where the round stock going up to the shift knob met the cast part that clamps on the aforementioned stud. Mine showed signs that metal fatigue had been taking it's toll for some time as the top and bottom third of the cross-section showed rust. The middle third was bright, shiney metal which indicates where the break happened.
I was able to get it into 3rd and limp home at 20 mph. The few stops used up some more clutch than I would have liked but probably no worse than it's days in the military.
In the fuuture, I'll be carrying a small tool kit to include vise grips!
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