A230 Linkage Up or Down?

AJ/FormS said
It is common for HH shifter bolts to work loose over time, unless the holes are drilled to exact fit the shanks.
In your pic from post *1, that long adapter plate; does it have a front support or are the two rear bolts all that is holding it on? At the front, I see what appears to be a second plate. Is that a stabilizer for the long plate?
Or is the long plate a 1-piece plate bolted on at both ends?
IMO without a front anchor, that long plate would eventually work loose.
The bolts that hold the shifter to the plate are a common source of aggravation. I use a grade 12bolt hardware with hardened flatwashers and no lock washers, just a bit of loc-tite. The holes should be a very-tight fit to the shanks; if they are not, they will work loose.

The shifter shown in the pic is no longer the one I have. I installed a hurst piece, still on the bar. When I installed the shifter I stupidly only attached the shifter itself with 1 bolt through the handle, and at the time it held. I had 3 other bolts holding a bracket to the shifter on the bottom, but the mechanism could still swing on it (I didn't know). Very hard to explain and I don't currently have pictures. Long story short, the hurst had a swivel action that I didn't see when installing and couldn't see after I installed it.

The bar is bolted front and back on the original tranny mount holes. This thing is solid. The shifter is bolted to the bar with 3 bolts. It also has some plates welded to it now to ensure nothing moves.