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Originally Posted by Rick Parker
I read these threads from time to time regarding this subject and wonder how little tension the shifter, and sliding syncro hubs have on the newer style 5 & 6 spd transmissions such as T5, T56, etc. They all have internal shift rods, and shift smoother and easier but with the OEM Toploader or BW T10 with external shift rods and control box this it would take much more than the effort exerted by the rubber shift boot on the lever to kick it out of gear. It's really hard to comprehend how the shift boot could really be causing this??
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It's possible that the 3 - 4 detent spring on my transmission is a little weak(?). Keith Craft rebuilt this transmission but it's always possible to miss something. But without the stiff rubber boot it's fine. My shifter sits so far below the top of the tunnel top that the shfter bend is right at the top of the tunnel. It's literally bending over just above the ring and going into forward gears it's pushing the rings of the boot down and forward. Also, the boot top is riding a few inches above the bend because it's so still and that far above the shifter pivot, it doesn't take much resistance due to the lever arm length it's acting on. When I push the shifter into 3rd and release it, the boot was actually pulling it back considerably.