Shifter Clash when in 4wd High (Pictures Added)

[BobBrumby]

When i change into second when in 4hi the 4spd gear nob hits the 4wd one right at the end of the stroke. So its not holding it out of gear but just clunks every time you shift into 2nd.

 

Did it come like that from the factory or can I adjust it?

 

btw I have gotten rid of most of slop by replacing bushes and the bolt the selector fork down method.

 

Also when in 4wd hi again and selecting reverse there is hardly any back stroke to get into it unlike in 2wd where it has nice slot. Again you can get the gear but it has already slipped out once. Could this also be caused by an unadjusted 4wd selector?

 

A quick reply would be great as I have it rwd and 4hi is the 'normal' possition now. And btw I can go arround corners allot faster in fwd then rwd, i found that out yesterday the scary way.

[nipper]

Sounds like you have a bad bushing in the linkage. Inspect the linkage, might as well replace all the bushings..... cause it isnt supposed to do that. SOUnds like you missed a bushing someplace. What bushings have you replaced?

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=47764

 

refernce that thread

 

 

nipper

[bajavwnsoobnut]

might also look at the tranny mounts cause they might need some attention too

[BobBrumby]

on closer inspection today i found the 4spd shift rod hits 4wd nob, instead of two nobs clashing.

 

tranny mounts have less than 5k km, as for bushes i got the green one at base of rod but the one up about 1-2" seemed fine when I dismantled.

 

Is it wereth gettin the on up 1-2"?

 

also what does the rod running down the american's driverside of the tranny do? It has an expandable peice, like on tie rods, and runs forward from where 4wd selector rod goes to on the tranny. The other end has something going into the tranny just before the bellhousing bells.

Thanks for the repllies for far.

[Adam N.D.J.]

The rod running up the drivers side of the tranny is the actuation rod for low range. Low range is actually a gear splitter that reduces the input before it even gets to the tranny. If you pull your shifter up into low range, you should see this one move.

 

The 4WD op-rod can be adjusted a little bit. But I don't think that it's enough to prevent clash like you are talking about. Perhaps there are other problems with the shifter. Could be that the sleeve has follen back a little on the rod, and then got stuck there when you fixed it.

 

Lotsa luck, let us know what you find out.

[BobBrumby]

which way does the washer on the shim go?

 

inside the bush 1-2" up the 4 spd shifter there is a metal pipe that has a washer welded to one end. the sift fork bolt goes thru here. it can go in either way but as when i bought the car this part was only present in the parts that came with it, i do not know how it is ment to go.

 

when you select 2nd in 4hi in your cars the 4wd selector is low enough not to or is it higher?

[bajavwnsoobnut]

do you have a digital camera? if so snap some pics and post them here for all of us to see cause there might be something that you don't notice but someone might as for instance direction of shifters and such but pics would help in this situation

[nipper]

i second it we need pics now

 

 

nipper

[BobBrumby]

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=3401

both are in second gear just sitting there, then the slop makes the clash. hey these photos turned out alrite for night shots. anyone ever had the reverse problem only when in 4wd?

[BobBrumby]

i am begining to think its a combination of the bushes and worn sleeving for the bush 1-2" up thew stick

[zyewdall]

anyone ever had the reverse problem only when in 4wd?

 

Yeah. My '82 used to always not go into reverse if it was in four lo already. You had to put it in 4 hi, then reverse, then put it back into four lo, and it would work. It was the linkage just under the console causing that, not the shift levers though.