Galant 4sp - Can't get my stick in :P

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Galant 4sp - Can't get my stick in :P

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Long story short, I've reinstalled my 4sp to go behind my engine conversion due to the 5sp i have not fitting (long story for another thread)

I have a collection of 4sp boxes at the moment but most have been out of action for quite a long time so I decided to put the 4sp that was running in the car originally back in knowing that it worked well with the exception of being a bit sticky in and out of 2nd gear.
I'm 99.9% positive I'm trying to put the right stick back in (i have a 5sp stick lying around somewhere) it but I cant get it in (story of my life :P )

With a brand new nylon cap on the end, I line it up with the... uhh, thing that the end of the stick goes into and them bolt it in place. But here's the weird thing, I can get what feels like 1st and 2nd and then in place of where 3rd and 4th should be theres a whole lot of nothing. The stick just flops about. And I cant get reverse either.

I havent tried "turning" the gearbox from the tailshaft yet (i've got a stump of an old tailshaft still in there from installing the box) but I'm not sure that it'll help.

Any ideas?
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Re: Galant 4sp - Can't get my stick in :P

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This may sound stupid, but do you you have the shift pattern plate in? (the plate that goes between the shifter and the box).
Other then that, are you sure you got the nylon end in the hole and didn't miss and put it beside where it needs to go?

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Re: Galant 4sp - Can't get my stick in :P

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Bang on the money Dave.

I forgot about that plate, luckily I found it. :thumpsup:

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Re: Galant 4sp - Can't get my stick in :P

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I'd call it a lucky guess at best.
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