t 20 adjustments

[mrarmyant]

there are two bolts on each side that the rocky thing connects to thats attached to the shift lever. around these bolts is a piece of uchannel preventing them from backing out. it feels like its stuck on the head of the bolt, not allowing me to tighten it so that the big u channel can act as a see saw. how the heck do you adjust those. i try to hit the thing that keeps me from getting my socket in with a screw driver and the bolt goes with it.

[Mike]

Most likely the washer (U-shaped) is bent causing it to not slide freely on the bolt. It's no fun! Your best bet is to get someone else to help you. Hold the bolt with a pair of pliers and then try to tap the washer back with a screwdriver like you were.

I just adjusted mine a couple of weeks ago and had the same problem. Once I got the bolt free I went ahead and took it all the way out. Then I reamed out the hole in the washer slightly so that it would freely slide on the bolt.

Good luck!

[gunny]

Either that or you can use a thin needle nose pliers,simular to wedge. Just take plier and open jaws just wide enough to fit inside shifter channel on their side with a jaw on each side of adjustment bolt. Place needle nose on top of locker/U-washer and slide up to adjustment bolt then wiggle and slide pliers until bolt "rides"up on pliers while locker/U-washer remains effectively bottomed in shifting channel. This will allow you enough room between the bolt head and the keeper to use a socket to either loosen or tighten the bands. When done just pull pliers out and return bolt into the locker. Hope this makes sense...

[mrarmyant]

Most likely the washer (U-shaped) is bent causing it to not slide freely on the bolt. It's no fun! Your best bet is to get someone else to help you. Hold the bolt with a pair of pliers and then try to tap the washer back with a screwdriver like you were.

I just adjusted mine a couple of weeks ago and had the same problem. Once I got the bolt free I went ahead and took it all the way out. Then I reamed out the hole in the washer slightly so that it would freely slide on the bolt.

Good luck!

That worked great!! now i keep tighening and loosening each side, have no idea how to get it to rock the right way. there a guide to adjusting?

[Mike]

The search function is your friend. Adjustment procedures are listed in the 6th post down: http://www.6x6world.com/forums/trans...d-article.html

[mrarmyant]

I've tried the adjustment guide several times and still can't get the desired end result. I hate this thing.

[Mike]

What is it doing that makes you need some more adjustments? Pulling to one side, not turning without a lot of pressure on the sticks, etc?

[mrarmyant]

not sesawing or moving the plungers properly.