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**Wrenchbender Ret** · 03-13-2018, 05:52 PM

The towers are not hard to work on. Just watch for a little pin inside the rails. They fall out & get lost easily. There is a steel ball between each 2 rails. When one rail is shifted the ball pushes the pin & ball on the other side preventing the other rail from shifting into a gear. There are steel balls with a spring behind them above each rail. These balls pop into a groove in the rail giving it the detent effect. Often one of these springs are broken & the shifter will move easily with out any resistance from the detent.
If all that makes sense you are good.

George

03-13-2018, 05:52 PM	#5
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,190	Re: SM465 Issues (PLEASE HELP!!) The towers are not hard to work on. Just watch for a little pin inside the rails. They fall out & get lost easily. There is a steel ball between each 2 rails. When one rail is shifted the ball pushes the pin & ball on the other side preventing the other rail from shifting into a gear. There are steel balls with a spring behind them above each rail. These balls pop into a groove in the rail giving it the detent effect. Often one of these springs are broken & the shifter will move easily with out any resistance from the detent. If all that makes sense you are good. George