transmission gear shift lever return spring

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transmission gear shift lever return spring

Postby dvonk » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:56 pm

due to regular use in the past 50 years, my transmission gear shift lever return spring is broken. these seem to be very scarce--i think ive seen two on eBay in the past three years. the last one i saw on eBay sold for over $50.

ive tried to fabricate one out of stiff piano wire but had no success, and herein lies the dilemma: anything that is stiff enough to resist plastic deformation under the regular range of motion is also very difficult to manipulate into an exact shape by hand... not to mention the clearance in the steering column collar is limited, so the shape of the spring has little allowance for the minute differences made by crude hand bending.

does anyone know if they reproduce these springs? Group 4.008, No. 1174495 is supposedly the GM designation for the part, but i do not have a parts reference book to verify this. included is a picture i grabbed from the last eBay auction. if anyone has any input, that would be great... am i the only one with this problem?
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1958 MOD. 43
STYLE 58-4439
BODY No. BK2451
TRIM 412
PAINT CG
ACC. E (also BFG)
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Re: transmission gear shift lever return spring

Postby 58limited » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:06 am

I have not seen that these are reproduced. I passed several up that sold on ebay prior to 2003 for $35.00 - thought that was a crazy price for a little spring, until the Europeans started buying them for $135.00!!
1958 Buick Limited Riviera Coupe Model 755

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Re: transmission gear shift lever return spring

Postby Smartin » Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:03 pm

I just saw one on ebay in the last week...never paid attention to the price, though. I have a feeling I'm going to need one myself.
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Re: transmission gear shift lever return spring

Postby dvonk » Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:12 pm

yeah, the picture is the from last week's auction. i wanted to bid but i couldnt bring myself to pay over $50 for piece of wire...
1958 MOD. 43
STYLE 58-4439
BODY No. BK2451
TRIM 412
PAINT CG
ACC. E (also BFG)
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