OMIX 18884.30 1st & 2nd Gear Shift Fork for 80-86 Jeep CJ & J Series with T176 or T177 4 Speed Transmission

I'm not sure how a product can be produced, marketed and sold that absolutely will not work without significant modification. The hole in the fork was about .004" too small to slide on the shift rail, so I had to resize the hole. I also had to saw off, clean up and deburr about 3/16'' off the pocket that the shifter goes into because it jammed up on the 3/4 shift lug, making the whole shifter jam up. I could have probably repaired the original shift fork for about the same amount of effort. Disappointing product, but with all the extra effort, it does shift correctly now.

The machining on this was terrible. The hole was too small for the shaft, I had to run emery cloth through it to get it to fit (I even tried freezing the shaft and heating the fork first), but at least the hole was actually straight in this OMIX brand one (don't buy the crown one, see my review there!) The steel in the shifter notch is a good idea, but mine were way too long, causing it to bind with the reverse gear shift fork and the 3/4 shift fork lug. The steel notch insert was about 1/8 inch out from the brass, and the brass notch was over a 1/4 of an inch thicker/deeper than the original worn out part. I had to do a significant amount of grinding to get it to fit properly without binding or scraping against the reverse fork and 3/4 lug. I was able to make it work, but unless you have the tools or experience to do that, find a brand other than OMIX or CROWN, or find a used one in decent shape.