comp plus shifter. new vs old

[Tommy]

I bought a new comp plus shifter for the Nova and am having some difficulty with shifting in and out of reverse. the trans worked fine with the old one and the rods are all the same. All forward gears work okay. My old shifter had threaded holes for the shift handle to bolt to, the new one you have to use nuts and bolts... I don't like that. Anyone notice any issues with the new shifters? I am also not a real big fan of the mount they send that clamps to the tail shaft and bolts between the tailshaft and trans mount... Anyway, my biggest issue is that it is binding up badly in reverse. I'm open ears ...


Tommy

[TDW]

I am certain there is a big difference in the "new vs "old" Hurst shifters. The one in my 69 Chevelle was installed immediately after the car arrived at the Dealership when it was new. That shifter is 100 times better than the one I bought new 2 years ago for the 55 Nomad. The one in my 70 Nova is a real early one too. It too is a much tighter one than the new stuff. I have a brand new one from 1985 I bought as a spare, which I haven't installed in anything yet, but it "feels" a ton better than the new one does. The new one in the 55, I have had to readjust at least 4 times to get it to shift perfect all the time. It seems like a few hard or power shifts and it is out of whack a few turns on the adjusters. I use a piece of 1/4" round stock for the alingment hole. It fits pretty tight. Give yours another shot at adjusting and see what it does.

[PxTx]

It isn't something obvious like having to now push down to get into the reverse gate, is it? I know my old Supershifter without the reverse lock-out required you to do that.

I know older Comp+ shifters you just had to push a little harder to get into the gate. My only other thought is to verify that all is adjusted right with the neutral gates. They still use a pin to do this, right?

[69 Post Sedan]

I read somewhere on Team Chevelle that the new shifters are made in China!

That may have something to do with it!

[Postsedan]

Oh that erks me!

Dan.

[300deluxeL79]

bought a comp plus shifter earlier this year...sure enough, made in china.
even worse, i paid 'made in usa' price.

[x Baldwin Motion]

The Hurst website no longer touts "Made In USA" I believe the comp plus I bought in 2005 is also 4NJNK.

[scuncio]

Good to know the new ones are made in China, maybe down the street from the Torq Thrust factory? I will just keep freshening my old US made stuff. I won't even buy new tools anymore, and will add shifters to the list....