720 shift lever rattles

[seattle smitty]

New member, old pickup, bought for $100 a few years ago. Recently it has developed a new rattle, in the shift lever. Noisy in all gears, unless I hold some sideways pressure on the stick. I assume this is old news to some here. Is it a worn nylon bushing or some-such? Easily gotten at?

 

Got a call from a guy with a '69 WPL 510 who had heard from a mutual friend that I have owned a few of these wonderful wagons in the past. I would just dearly LOVE to get this one myself, but I can't have any more STUFF until I finish at least some of what I have. This one is an old, unimproved car, basically straight, and cheap. I'll post it in the cars for sale section when I have the details. Why can't I have all the cars I want, all the boats, all the bikes, . . . ????

[Roadracer Al]

Seattle, have a look at the bushings in the shifter - pull the boot and you'll see a pin. The bushings are top-hat shaped. There was a thread on this maybe 3 months ago.

[seattle smitty]

Thanks, Al. I did a search before I posted, but evidently couldn't find the right words.

[datzenmike]

There are two styles. The top one is usually used in pre '80 shifters. The bottom ones are for '80 and on 720s.

 

The top kind have very small bushings with a small contact area the wears and becomes very loose. The kit for these look like this:

 

 

The bottom shifter were much improved with a larger contact.

 

 

In both cases the very bottom cup could also be the problem if broken or missing.

 

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