[C320-list] Gear shift lever problem

[Jerry Schrock]

Gear shift lever
My shifter lever on the binacle set screw stripped out.  I drilled through the shaft and the back side of the lever and through bolted the assembly. That tightened it all up and now the shift lever has absolutely no slack and shifts so much better. This was three years ago. 
C 500 1998


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> On May 7, 2021, at 15:41, John Beck <jbeck50 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My shifter problem was a broken bolt in the shifter handle!
> 
>> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 4:28 PM David Veeneman <davidv at veeneman.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I need some advice about fixing the shift lever on my C320—it won’t shift
>> into forward. Neutral is where forward used to be, and reverse is where
>> neutral used to be. That suggests to me that the lever linkage has slipped
>> on the cable or rod that controls the transmission.
>> 
>> Here are my questions: It this something that an owner can easily fix, or
>> would I do better to leave it to a mechanic. If anyone has done this job,
>> can you outline for me what it takes to do it?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>> 
>> --
>> David Veeneman
>> SV Adelante, C320 #131
>> Dana Point, CA
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>> --
> Jb