Hard Shift: Check Shift Linkage Bushings (MIS0010AP)

WARNING: This page is about the Sentra E, 2D Sedan, Automatic, which is a different variant/trim than selected.

Publication date: 1970-01-01
Reference number: MIS0010AP

HARD SHIFT: CHECK SHIFT LINKAGE BUSHINGS

TECHNICAL INFORMATION TIP

Reference Number(s): MIS0010AP, Date of Issue:

HARD SHIFTING

YEAR(S): 1983 & Up

MANUFACTURER: Nissan

MODEL(S): Pulsar & Sentra

ISSUE & TIP

If you encounter a hard shifting Nissan Pulsar or Sentra, check the bushings in the shift linkage shaft between the shift lever and the transaxle. If they are stiff or binding:

Remove the shaft. A good quality battery terminal puller may be needed if the pin is frozen at the transaxle end of the shaft.
Clean the bushings pins with fine emery cloth and lubricate with antiseize compound.
New shift bushings are available, although all that is often necessary is to clean up the old bushings.
If new bushings are being installed, they must be "sized" to match the bushing pins. Install the new bushings in the shifter shaft, then gradually enlarge them with a drill until they match the bushing pins. Don't get carried away. If you make the bushing opening too large, the shifting action will get sloppy.

Courtesy of Import Service Magazine

with thanks to:

Dwayne Albright

Lamoreaux Mobil

Kingston, New York

REFERENCE NUMBER

NIS0010AP

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