4 speed shifter mechanisim question (PIC)

[Brightyellow69rtse]

heres a pic of my shifter mechanism i tried shifting through the gears with the car off and its not really doing a whole lot of anything. i inspected the mechanism and it looks like a bolt or something is missing going from front to back. is this just a normal bolt or is there a bracket or something too that goes with it? thanks, Mike

[Rolling_Thunder]

There should be a bolt in the hole that holds a plate across those two tangs on the mechanism...   

[Brightyellow69rtse]

yeah thats what i thought any idea where i could get that plate?

[Rolling_Thunder]

You might be able to call Hurst and tell them the parts you need - the bolt passes through the entire vertical lever portion and passes through the missing plate - I believe this acts as a pivot for the shifter to pivot to different shifter locations...    allowing you to shift.     

Let me dig around and see if I happen to have any spares kicking around. 

[Brightyellow69rtse]

that would be great i dunno wth i did with it. im not even sure what it actually looks like.