I've got a 1982 Dodge W150 Powerwagon with the slant six 4 speed (with granny) tranny - anyway - my guess is the plastic bushings are shot as the z-bar linkage slides about 3/4 of an inch towards the bellhousing when shifting. Anybody got a good source for replacement parts like this? Really don't want to deal with the local dealer who views request like this as if asking for a radioactive strontium pellet for my spaceship. Oh, I see a spring clip shown in the exploded diagram but not sure if it's an external or internal part. If external - I don't see it.

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Tom
'86 Alfa Romeo Spider, red "Dinsdale"
'10 Corvette, red "" (no name yet)
'95 Ferrari 348, red "Zoom"
'04 Maserati, black "Evil"
'05 Aston Martin DB9, green "Bond, Treasury bond."
'82 Dodge W150 Power Ram, yellow "E. Valdez"

This kit from Brewers...if it's sliding the bail wire is not holding the bushing in place. Also check to make sure your brackets/ballstuds are tight.

http://www.brewersperformance.com/prodd ... p?prod=CSK

Hot dang! Thanks! I've been surfing the net with no luck so far.


WOOHOO!

Thanks again!

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Tom
'86 Alfa Romeo Spider, red "Dinsdale"
'10 Corvette, red "" (no name yet)
'95 Ferrari 348, red "Zoom"
'04 Maserati, black "Evil"
'05 Aston Martin DB9, green "Bond, Treasury bond."
'82 Dodge W150 Power Ram, yellow "E. Valdez"

There are really only two reliable places to get rebuild stuff for 4 speed stuff and linkage kits:

Brewers Performance

and

Passon Performance

FYI.

Thanks, the first is already bookmarked from your last post . . .

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Tom
'86 Alfa Romeo Spider, red "Dinsdale"
'10 Corvette, red "" (no name yet)
'95 Ferrari 348, red "Zoom"
'04 Maserati, black "Evil"
'05 Aston Martin DB9, green "Bond, Treasury bond."
'82 Dodge W150 Power Ram, yellow "E. Valdez"

If you are talking about the long zig-zag shaped wire clip along the length of the Z-bar, that is an external part. If you don't see it, you ain't got it!

What wire clip? Guess that answers that question . . . THANKS!
Bet it holds the bushings to keep them from sliding, right?

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Tom
'86 Alfa Romeo Spider, red "Dinsdale"
'10 Corvette, red "" (no name yet)
'95 Ferrari 348, red "Zoom"
'04 Maserati, black "Evil"
'05 Aston Martin DB9, green "Bond, Treasury bond."
'82 Dodge W150 Power Ram, yellow "E. Valdez"

Yes...
The wire clip passes thru 2 small holes in the z-bar and locks into a groove in the bushings.
DD

Thanks!

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Tom
'86 Alfa Romeo Spider, red "Dinsdale"
'10 Corvette, red "" (no name yet)
'95 Ferrari 348, red "Zoom"
'04 Maserati, black "Evil"
'05 Aston Martin DB9, green "Bond, Treasury bond."
'82 Dodge W150 Power Ram, yellow "E. Valdez"