Champ Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I have a 1978 Tugbuggy with a 20r engine & 4 speed transmission. Who knows how many thousand miles. She is old but goes down the road like a caddy. If the shift stick is pulled too far to the left when shifting to first & second it feels like it is going into gear, but goes nowhere. Also it locks up in first gear now & then. Either of these is bad when in traffic. Is there a fix short of a transmission rebuild/replace? If not, anyone have a recommendation on where to get a replacement? Thanks, Champ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom W Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Mine is a lot newer it started getting hard to get in gear and sometime's jumping out of gear,at first I thought it was something big but it was just some of the bushings right where the shift lever comes out of the trans I did everything from inside the cab,it didn't even have much slop but the bushings made all the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidAmerica Landcruiser Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Mine is a lot newer it started getting hard to get in gear and sometime's jumping out of gear,at first I thought it was something big but it was just some of the bushings right where the shift lever comes out of the trans I did everything from inside the cab,it didn't even have much slop but the bushings made all the difference. This is a common problem in later H42 LandCruiser transmissions as well. The cure is a new "seat" for the stick. Pretty easy fix if you know a couple of tricks and can be done from inside the vehicle by removing the boot and stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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