Mustang V6-232 3.8L (1985)
Shifter M/T: Customer Interest
M/T - Shift Lever Loose/Broken
Article No. 86-4-12
TRANSMISSION - MANUAL - T50D - 5-SPEED - LOOSE/BROKEN SHIFT LEVER EXTENSION TO TRANSMISSION STUB SHAFT BOLTS
FORD 1985-86 THUNDERBIRD, MUSTANG (Except SVO)
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1985-86 COUGAR, CAPRI
Loose or broken shift lever extension to transmission stub shaft bolts may be caused by the metal sleeve spacer in the shift lever being crushed during
torquing of the bolts. The crushed spacer prevents the bolts from achieving proper clamp loads and setting of the adhesive on the threads.