Clonking steering column Ambo.

Just lately, I notice that when the engine's idling or when I'm accelerating there's a loud rattle/clonk from the upper part of the steering column. It seems the shift lever and outer shroud of the column shift is rattling about. I see the shift lever waving around like a cheer leader.

I had the shift housing apart a couple of hundred miles ago to fix the sloppy selector, but I didn't remove the shroud.

Is there any way to fix this?

Ivor

yes, i am certain that you are the very first person to ever make a misteak reassembling a rambler. lol.

If those mounts on the ends of the crossmember are bad they need to be replaced. They aren't absolutely necessary though, they were put there to reduce interior noise a bit. If the repro rubber ones scare you (I have them in mine, still good, but it's a six... hopped up 4.0L, so close to the same power as your 327... just a bit lighter), you can make a solid spacer. I doubt you would notice the difference. Only 63-66 cars have those.

Galvin's has them. The other AMC vendors (Kennedy and APD) probably have them also. They are pretty easy to fit, just need to support the trans crossmember with a jack.

If the end of the crossmember is more or less centered in the safety "cage" around the end (a piece of U shaped metal with rubber mount inside -- keeps the CM from falling out if the rubber breaks) the mounts should be good. Chances are the CM is on or almost on the bottom edge of that U shaped piece (squared off U...).

Wouldn't stress the trunnion, but will put more stress on the motor mounts. Changes the angle slightly, but shouldn't be an issue. Just allows the trans to move up and down a bit and one or both ends of the CM will "clonk" when you hit a bump or start off. The motor mounts in a torque tube cr are under a bit more stress than open drives since the rear axle is pushing on the mounts. That's why there are two small arms on the CM mounts with thin bushings in them, with bolts on the end that go to the body. Limits forward and back motion. There are no replacement bushings for those arms, but as stated, they are thin (and hard) and don't seem to wear out.