Muncie Shifter Rebuild?

[NCGuy68]

They tighten up pretty good after I'am done with one. I use a slightly thicker lever shaft retainer and clean up the neutral gates as needed which helps alot. In most cases, the reverse lock-out assembly is broken which just adds to the 'what gear is this thing in' mystery.

I've rebuilt quite a few over the years and never had a complaint. For show, cruzin' or daily driving they work just fine. However, don't try any 8K RPM Bonzi power shifts! For that, you need a Hurst Competition Plus.

[Enoch]

Another trick for these muncie shifters (if they are sloppy) is to cad plate the levers, pin and housing. This always works for me when I rebuild them. The plating adds a few thousandth's to each part tightening things up. Hope this helps.
Rich.

[Mr70]

Does that work long term?
I would think that remedy would soon wear away.

[Enoch]

I have had cars with several thousand miles put on since being restored and have not had problems. It works best on the slides and divider (The pieces that the handle moves and the rods are connected to). If the cross pin is grooved the cad plating won't work on that so it will have to be replaced.

[NCGuy68]

I can't see how thin cad plating will tighten-up much of anything.

The slop in the shifter is the result of badly worn, broken or missing internal parts. Only remedy is to replace them. The lever shaft retainer and the reverse lever interlock will always need to be replaced. They account for alot of the slop.

[NCGuy68]

I can't see how cad plating will tighten-up much of anything.

The slop in the shifter is the result of badly worn, broken or missing internal parts. Only remedy is to replace them. The lever shaft retainer and the reverse lever interlock will always need to be replaced. They account for alot of the slop.