Winters Shifter Adjustment...is killing me!!

OkieRocket · 10-31-2020, 01:42 PM

Looking for some help from a "Winters Shifter Guru".......

I am installing a Winters Sidewinder Shifter in my 1970 Olds 442 Drag Car and have encountered a number of "demons," when trying to "adjust" the Shifter Cable.

I have a Rossler TH 400 Transmission and purchased the entire Shifter Kit from a solid Winters Distributor. Also spoke to Winters ahead of time, to make sure I had the correct Part numbers, prior to ordering everything. (The Kit is Part # 107-2B LockOut Shifter Kit with 9112-1092, 1095 Shifter Installation Kit, Reverse Pattern Lock Out Cover Plate and 5070 Console.)

After very carefully going through the instructions thoroughly, after making adjustments to the threaded ends of the Shifter Cable, I am running out of "travel" in order to make the Quick-connect Ball on the Shifter Cable "line up" with 3rd gear Position on the Transmission Lever (I'm about 1/8" short on the travel)........i.e., When the Shifter is in Park and I adjust the threaded connector on the Cable to fit in Park position, when I then shift to 3rd gear position, I'm approx. 1/8" short....... I've been over the adjustment 5 - 6 times, thinking I might have missed something....but I just can't find a way to make it work out.....feeling stupid and lost....
Any help would be appreciated.: confused:
Harold

10-31-2020, 01:42 PM	#1
OkieRocket Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 41 Likes: 12 Liked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Winters Shifter Adjustment...is killing me!! Looking for some help from a "Winters Shifter Guru"....... I am installing a Winters Sidewinder Shifter in my 1970 Olds 442 Drag Car and have encountered a number of "demons," when trying to "adjust" the Shifter Cable. I have a Rossler TH 400 Transmission and purchased the entire Shifter Kit from a solid Winters Distributor. Also spoke to Winters ahead of time, to make sure I had the correct Part numbers, prior to ordering everything. (The Kit is Part # 107-2B LockOut Shifter Kit with 9112-1092, 1095 Shifter Installation Kit, Reverse Pattern Lock Out Cover Plate and 5070 Console.) After very carefully going through the instructions thoroughly, after making adjustments to the threaded ends of the Shifter Cable, I am running out of "travel" in order to make the Quick-connect Ball on the Shifter Cable "line up" with 3rd gear Position on the Transmission Lever (I'm about 1/8" short on the travel)........i.e., When the Shifter is in Park and I adjust the threaded connector on the Cable to fit in Park position, when I then shift to 3rd gear position, I'm approx. 1/8" short....... I've been over the adjustment 5 - 6 times, thinking I might have missed something....but I just can't find a way to make it work out.....feeling stupid and lost.... Any help would be appreciated.: confused: Harold Attached Thumbnails