Shifter repair, what is this made of?

[TulsaSpider]

Yesterday my shifter decided to come apart. I tried for a few hours to repair it. I got it to shift into all but reverse and 5th.
The ball that is on the shaft which engages to the actuator disintegrated on one side.
I went to get the shifter from my parts car and it is cracked in about 3 places. I guess I will go ahead and put it in, I have little choice. So what is this ball made
from? It doesn't look like there is a way to repair it.

[mbouse]

can't answer the question, but i can offer that i've not seen one of those balls that didn't have a crack. ?shipped from the factory that way?

replacement shifter levers are available from catalogue suppliers.

[TulsaSpider]

Yea I know. Not in my budget right now!

[mbouse]

i hear that.

some one told me, think it was Csaba, that these little balls came from the factory with cracks..on new cars. i never verified that with anyone else, but have no reason to doubt the man.

[TulsaSpider]

Ok good to know. Well I have to limp her to work, I know what I'll be doing on this fine friday night

[manoa matt]

Yep, mine's cracked too. Sometimes I worry when its going to give up its ghost. Looked to me like the dang thing was made of JB weld. I'm sure with enough searching you could find the right size rod end joint and make it work. Something like this : http://search.live.com/images/results.a ... Foem11.jpg

[So Cal Mark]

how would Csaba know that new cars were shipped with cracked shifters unless he dismantled new cars? Obviously the ball is two piece and the seam cracks

[pope]

Mark, maybe he worked on the cars that were tossed in the ocean and then later dried and sold as new! LOL

[TulsaSpider]

Success! I know now why my shifter had been so sloppy before. The P.O. had installed the spring in the wrong location. It had been installed in between the upper cup and lower cup. Now it is tight and shifts better than ever! Plus it had a inner rubber boot that was in good shape, mine was non existent, and it had that aluminum ring so I could secure the outer boot! Overall a good improvement!

[mbouse]

i love it when a plan comes together.

[So Cal Mark]

plans can come together? who woulda thunk it?

[TulsaSpider]

George Peppard! or Hannibal from The A-team!