68 charger A833 Hurst shifter adjustment

[PeteBell68]

Hi everyone does anyone have a video or picture thread on adjustment of the a833 with Hurst shifter . 2nd gear pops out not always and I believe things could be adjusted better , trans has been rebuilt not sure if I've done it correctly
Is this possible in the car or needing to be removed .

Thanks Pete

 

[mopar 3 B]

Possible in car? Yes
Which Hurst shifter? Does it have stops? Have the shifter body forks been aligned?
Align the shifter. Will need an alignment pin. When the shifter forks are aligned next with transmission levers in neutral adjust shift rods.
If that doesn't do it there are other problems.

 

[Daves69]

Ideally you want to align it per mopar 3 B post. It's the starting point. Trial and error tune your rod lengths one at a time from there.

 

[PeteBell68]

I've been reading and think you right . Can I align the shifter still in the car ? I need a 1/4 inch bit or something to align and adj use the rod lengths .

Thanks

 

[mopar 3 B]

Will not do any good to do it out as the shifter will more likely have to come off to put the trans back in.
1/4" rod, drill. Have even used a #2 screw driver.

 

[Daves69]

Can I align the shifter still in the car ? I need a 1/4 inch bit or something to align and adj use the rod lengths....

Yes you can. Chock the wheels with the trans in neutral on a suitable lift. Take a picture of your current tab orientation for reference.
I adjust from the tab side. Use an adjustable wrench to hold the shift tab when loosening or tightening the nut.
With the tabs off the shift forks use the adjustable to verify they are in neutral by clicking through the gears and back to neutral. (N-1-N-2-N, N-3-N-4-N, N-R-N).
Insert pin in shifter to set the gate neutral, adjust each rod so the tab slips over the forks without forcing in the correct orientation, tighten nuts holding the tabs with the adjustable. Remove pin.

 

[PeteBell68]

That's awesome Thankyou for the explanation .
The hole to slip the rod through is reachable through the top after I remove the console correct ?

 

[Daves69]

From under. No need to remove the console.

 

[PeteBell68]

Wow - thanks so much that seems quite a bit easier than I was thinking .,my friend has a hoist I'm going to put it up on .
Line them up put a 1/4 inch item in and adjust .

Thanks again

 

[8formulas]

What if your Reverse gate doesn't have a hole in it? 1-2 gate has a hole. 3-4 has a hole. Pin only goes in so far and stops because Reverse has no hole. 69 18 spline 4 speed with stock Hurst Comp plus shifter. Any tips would be awesome. Thank you.

 

[AR67GTX]

That sounds really odd - is this a new shifter? Maybe defective. If an older shifter it must have some questionable parts in it. Best approach would be to order a replacement part and install. Sometimes you can get the adjustment pretty close by lining the levers up across their back where I drew the red arrow. But the levers have to also be aligned with the case to work properly from gate to gate. I would take another look and make sure you haven’t just over looked the hole in the reverse lever.

 

[padam]

If it has a reverse lockout lever it has to be pulled up to insert the pin.

 

[Daves69]

Any tips would be awesome.

I believe some mechanisms didn't have an alignment hole in the "R" tang.
I think I'd just center it up with the other two. If the gate crossover hangs, adjust the "R" rod to where it doesn't.

Always mark where your rod lengths are before adjusting JIC you need to get back there.

Basic alignment.......

 

[WileE]

I hope the OP got it figured out... almost 8years ago.

 

[mopar 3 B]

If a 16 year old could do it long before the Internet I would hope so.

 

[8formulas]

My shifter is not new and it's not defective.

So here is what I found on the net late last night. I found that many 64 - 69 Hurst shifters didn't have a neutral alignment hole in the reverse gate. So, as a result of this, what you're supposed to do it swing the reverse gate out of the way and forget about adjusting reverse for the time being. Stick the 1/4" pin (drill bill, alan key) in the neutral alignment hole and only concern yourself with 1-2 and 3-4. Get your 1-2 and 3-4 rods adjusted and reattached. When that is complete, then you can focus on adjusting Reverse. From what I read, you have to eyeball the reverse adjustment.

 

[mopar 3 B]

Guess if you have a drill bit, you can't find a drill?

 

[AR67GTX]

I hope the OP got it figured out... almost 8years ago.

Crap - I didn’t see that until now. Spoofed again.