Shift Lever on T-20 Transmission Help

[luke_rhodes2001]

any one know where i can get a new Shift Lever or any one parting out out a T-20

[hydromike]

Hey Luke,

You don't need the whole shift lever; you just need the pin in the bottom. The pin is a press-fit in, but sometimes they come out easily. Some times, I've had to take the o-ring off and heat the shifter up a little bit and rap it on the anvil or vise to get it out. They're hardened steel, so drilling them out isn't an option. Recreatives sells the shift pins, but I don't know where else to get them generically. I know they're pretty cheap. Old posts here on the Site suggest a whole new shifter runs about $35 or so directly from Recreatives.

[thebuggyman1]

Sounds like H-Mike has had better luck getting the little suckers out than I've had. I did figure out that heating them destroys the temper in the pins and they are drillable after that. But be careful to stay in the same hole...don't let the bit wander.
I had one like yours that I tried welding to the nub sticking up....it reminded me of cast iron...every time I tried to pull it the weld would pull off. Basicly getting them out is a PITA, and takes some determination.
New pins are $2.50 from R.I. and about a quarter from your local bolt supply store. I don't know if the hardness is the same, but they still should last a long time.

[LarryW]

My t-20 shifted ok but I took them out just to take a look at those little dowel pins. It would be a lot easier removing them if you can catch them in time. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to pull them out and take a look at them like once a year or so.

[luke_rhodes2001]

i cant get it out so i ordered a new one for $31 from R.I.