O.K....a little good news....it is amazing to me how so many common plumbing parts will subsitute for an automomobile part....today I pulled out my shifter on my '86 Ram 50 5sp. G63B...most of you know the little nylon bushing at the end of the shift mechanism can wear or break...well mine was cracked, when I tried to pull it out it broke....CRAP!!...3 different auto parts stores and no one carries it, got to go to the dealer, it is Sunday and I don't want to wait till Monday....so I start looking around and find in my plumbing parts a 1/2 inch copper cap...and the O.D. is a PERFECT fit into the trans and about a 1/64th too big for the the ball at the end of the shifter...3 wraps of electrical tape on the shifter ball and the cap fit perfectly...greased it up, dropped it in and I'm back on the road....now let me say I am always one for using the correct part and this may well be just a temporary repair...but when you gota keep movin you do what you gotta do.
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