Shifter slop on grease fitting bolt

Dana01 · Post by **Dana01** » Sat May 21, 2011 4:16 pm

66 CB77:

Fred and others say that a good fix is to get a machined bushing to take up the wear of the grease-fitting bolt ("step arm fixing bolt"). Mine is sloppy as all getout.

While in neutral, the shifter end can move 20mm radially and 8 mm perpendicular to the bolt. Grease oozes out because there's so much slop.

Has anyone come up with a fix other than replacing both parts? I'll ask Nick at Ohio Monday when I call in for some more parts quotes. A bushing would probably require turning the shifter ID.

The Quicken-keeper refuses to let me buy that $5000 mill/lathe :(

Addendum ............................

ID of shifter bolt hole = .675 (within spec)
OD of bolt = .665 (outer segment), .655 (inner segment) ... no spec

.010 - .020 is way too much, so I may just buy a new bolt.

Superchicken · Post by **Superchicken** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:13 pm

Team cheep down here in Turlock Ca., has been known for using beer can to shim out a good part of the slop. Cut it with a scissor and then wrap it around the bolt .

Dana01 · Post by **Dana01** » Sun May 22, 2011 12:19 am

Hoo-ya!!! Love it. But that means I have to go buy cheap beer. Hmmm... may be a deal breaker.

I'll give it a try thanks :)