1964-1967 4 Speed T-Handle Reverse Lockout Rod and Bushing - OEM Number(s) (3901033)
Prevent damage to your 1964-1967 Corvette 4-Speed Muncie Shifter by keeping the Reverse Lockout Handle/Trigger function working properly. Assembly includes the Handle, Rod and Bushing.
- Fits:1964-1967 Corvette
- 4 Speed
- Reverse Lockout Handle, Rod & bushing
TECH TIP: This has happened to us here at Mid America Motorworks a number of times. The 1964-1967 4-speed shifters get worn (or full of dirt and grease) and when shifting from reverse to first, the shifter does not completely disengage from reverse before the driver pushes it back forward into first gear. Now you have engaged two gears at once!
Solution: This works in 90% of these cases - Turn off engine, pull shifter out of reverse and make sure your Corvette won't roll (put on parking brake). Lay down on ground on driver's side, reach under car (avoiding hot exhaust pipe!). On the driver's side of the transmission are two long levers that attach to the shifter. Pull or push these both to the vertical (straight up) position. You will feel some resistance and then they will pop into vertical position. You have now put the car into neutral. Get up, clean off the grease and try to put the shifter into first gear. You should be "back in business"! This has saved me from being stranded many times.
To avoid this problem in the future, make sure the reverse lockout pops back into the regular position when shifting out of reverse before trying to put shifter into first. You will hear or feel it "pop" into the neutral position.
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