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It seems a previous owner devised his own version of a shim to take up some of the slack from the worn out insulator that retains the stick. He jammed a 1984 penny alongside the shifter. It took about an hour of tapping, picking and chiseling to get the one cent piece out of there,.
[/ QUOTE ] I know where your coming from, Years ago the throw out bearing was jammed in tight on my 69 Z, it took a few hours for me and my Dad to cut it out of there, what a project that was