Winters Shifter Adjustment...is killing me!!

[Signman]

Am with you there from the beginning thought there was something up with the gate plate but as you describe the rooster which locates the shifter arm and internal VB workings.

Would think customizing the gate plate would be the easiest route if ball stud locations and minor shimming of the bracket at the trans don't solve the issue. Set up at the trans so it's easy to work on then spend the time on grinding and adding material to the gate plate. Set up for each gear then depending how ugly it is make a custom plate that looks original.

One of the many items we customize on serious class cars.
When complete this will be very rewarding!


Good Luck!

[OkieRocket]

Thanks for your comments Frank and your encouragement.....I'm finally starting to understand that it's really all about "the Journey".....doing our best to "split the hairs" to make our Cars the best they can be.......as we truly love these old Drag Cars.

[OkieRocket]

V-I-C-T-O-R-Y at last.......yahoo!!....What an ordeal!!

After 2 months of fighting my new Winters Shifter and its "mating" to my new Rossler TH400, I have FINALLY figured it out and fixed my problem....

It ended up being the difference in the Shifter "Bracket & Lever" vs. the specific "geometry" of the Rossler Transmission. I ended up making my own Transmission Shift Lever (i.e., on approx. a 1/16" or so slightly larger and more offset "Arc") and also new Transmission Pan Bracket (approx. 3/4" or so lower and approx. 1/2" or so further forward on the Cable Mounting position on the Bracket).

Once I installed my "new" Bracket & Lever and tested it on the Transmission, it worked perfectly! The ball stud on the Shift Lever lined up perfectly with each gear shift to each position (P, R, N, 1, 2, and 3)....I couldn't believe it!.........It FINALLY works!...... I didn't even have to "modify" the Gate Plate on the Winters Shifter. It worked perfectly.

Glad I'm finally past this "hurdle!"........[I]Hopefully, this info. might help others out there with the same problem.

THANKS to everyone for their input!

Harold

[OkieRocket]

Here is a Photo of my Bracket & Lever......just after testing....Still some final "shaping" to do, but it finally works!

[OkieRocket]

Just a "final" Update.....Thank goodness the "saga" is over!!.....

Here are the "FINAL" Versions of the New Shift Shaft Bracket/Lever and New Transmission Pan Bracket that I came up with to "fix" my Winters SideWinder Shifter-to-Rossler/Reid Case TH400 Transmission "mating" issues....Hopefully, it will help someone else that might be going through this same problem.

Thanks to everyone for their input!

Harold