Shifter moves when steering wheel turned

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Dec 20, 10 3:11 pm

Got a strange ( and worrying ) thing with the Demon. Its got a column change auto and when you put the shifter in gears and turn the steering wheel the whole shifter and shroud move around putting the selector into a different segment.

Haven't actually took it down the road yet due to the snow so I don't know if it will actually jump out of gear or not.

Just wondered if this was common and whether its just an adjustment issue.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Dec 20, 10 3:19 pm

It sounds like things need tightening up!

Pictures when you are ready

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Dec 20, 10 3:45 pm

Loving the web site Skip

db · Post by db » Mon Dec 20, 10 8:29 pm

Have you had it apart? I had similar when i put mine back together in the wrong order

The reason i stripped it was cos the horn used to beep every time i went over a bump

Never did suss that, ended up with a button on the dash instead...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Dec 20, 10 8:54 pm

Thanks Pete.

db, no I haven't had it apart yet, to be honest I haven't even tried it down the road, I'm assuming it drove while in the States

, but I'm supposed to be taking it for an MOT tomorrow ( snow willing ) so we'll find out

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Dec 20, 10 8:56 pm

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Mon Dec 20, 10 9:08 pm

i like that, no i like that A LOT

cool looking motor. it does sound like something in the column is loose, had this once on an old column change vauxhall, didnt change gear just the pointer was wrong if i turned left. drove it for over a year before finding that it was 2 small screws loose (took 20 mins to fix

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Dec 20, 10 9:14 pm

I'll try it tomorrow on way to MOT then I'll have to whip the steering wheel off.

Have to admit it don't look that clean sat on my drive at the moment covered in snow

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Mon Dec 20, 10 9:14 pm

nice looking Demon

car looks kind of familar

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Dec 20, 10 9:17 pm

Possibly not steveo its just landed from Seattle.

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Mon Dec 20, 10 9:49 pm

so tell us more, it looks clean, whats it running etc

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Mon Dec 20, 10 11:27 pm

1971 Dodge Demon finished in excellent Plum Crazy purple. The car was originally a Slant 6 powered car but has now been converted to 340 V8 power and has been finished as a 340 tribute car. The car has been painted in Plum Crazy with all the correct 340 stripes and decals. The interior is black vinyl with bench seats front and rear, both being in excellent condition. Only problem with the interior is a small tear in the headlining.

db · Post by db » Tue Dec 21, 10 7:33 am

...and you got all that from one pic eh???

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Dec 21, 10 8:13 am

You're a genius Kev, you ought to be a detective

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue Dec 21, 10 9:13 am

column outer is held on by 2 bolts under dash

if not there
and
the bolts into the collar at the bulkhead are loose

the column turns round

you'd loosen the bolts at the collar on the bulkhead, and remove the two on the cross bar bolted to the bottom of the dash if you wanted to turn the column round to take off the steering lock

Dave