Question About Older Hurst Shifter Neutral Free Play?

[sidewayzgt23]

I have an older Hurst (comp plus) shifter on my 94 GT. I noticed that there is a lot of free play when the car is in neutral. (There is no Spring back and fourth motion) I removed the shifter and disassembled it. It seems that there is a spring on each side being held down with two bolts and a metal plate. Under the springs there is a round piece of metal that prevents the spring from hitting the pivot. What is the use of the springs if there is play in neutral? Is this normal for the older Hurst shifters? I felt the old stock shifter and it does not move at all in neutral. Any thoughts?

 

[Adam95GT]

I have an older Hurst (comp plus) shifter on my 94 GT. I noticed that there is a lot of free play when the car is in neutral. (There is no Spring back and fourth motion) I removed the shifter and disassembled it. It seems that there is a spring on each side being held down with two bolts and a metal plate. Under the springs there is a round piece of metal that prevents the spring from hitting the pivot. What is the use of the springs if there is play in neutral? Is this normal for the older Hurst shifters? I felt the old stock shifter and it does not move at all in neutral. Any thoughts?

My older hurst has some play it leans toward the driverseat as well... still springs back... just kinda slowly

 

[sidewayzgt23]

I just found this thread. Increasing spring pressure on a Pro 5.0 - Cheap and Easy! - LS1TECH . This is from an LS1 (CHEVY) website .. I am not sure how the admin is going to feel but I could not find anything like it here and I could not figure out how to edit it and attach the pics. If somebody can edit it I would appreciate it .. Thanks :SNSign: