hurst 4 speed shifter adjustment ???

hi
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working on a car with 833 trans with hurst comp pluss shifter .

the two outer shift levers have the alignment hole for the 1/4" pin but the reverse lever no hole for the pin !

sooo how is this shifter adjusted properly !


thank you !

There is a hole unless someone has swapped some parts around. Normally lining up the 3 levers so they are inline (flush) with each other as they exit the shifter housing and then moving them together while trying to insert the alignment gauge will get you there.

hi
yep that sounds right except there is NO hole in the reverse lever !

Original (OEM) shifters don't have a hole in the reverse arm. The original tool only had a pin long enough that engages the forward arms and forked around them to keep them straight. Not sure that the rev. was that important.

I have seen that before and I just had to keep adjusting the reverse rod until it cleared the gate smoothly. Corvette used a shifter that didn't have holes and there is a "U" shaped adjustment tool that aligns the levers for adjustments. Maybe you could make a tool that would work.

Gus

Yes, the out side fork was the only part of the tool that held the reverse arm.

Correcto...
Some Hurst shifter gates did not have an alignment hole in the reverse arm. Just eyeball it and align the reverse arm with the other 2 levers. When done right the shifter lever will move easy from left to right when in neutral..

Just my $0.02...

Agreed 👍

With the OP saying it was a Comp Plus shifter I assumed it was not an OEM unit but an aftermarket one, My bad

And Myself I always offset the reverse lever adjustment a turn or two so one has to 'jiggle" the shifter a bit to get in the "gate". Helps prevent mistakenly putting the car in reverse

There is a special tool to align the levers without three holes. Eyeballing the lever alignment in Neutral with the pin installed has always worked for me.