What kind of key/pin do I need for my t19 gearshift?

[Diesel JD]

Yeah...anybody know? Nothing seems to fit quite right, and the auto parts guys are clueless. Thanks a thousand,
JD

 

[subway]

which pin? are you talking about the pins in the shifter cover?

 

[RKOCH]

You talking the pin that holds the shifter in the tower that wears out and gets real sloppy? If so Ford dealer.

 

[Diesel JD]

The one that holds the gear shift handle in the shift tower. Yeah its sloppy now without a pin!

 

[Dave Barbieri]

Last Fall, I had the same problem. I'd been using a piece of mild steel dowel, cut to fit. Being mild steel, it wore pretty quickly, so the slop returned. A transmission guy in Dallas told me to take one of the bearing rollers that line the inside of the input shaft pocket (Where the nose of the output shaft fits in) and use it. Correct diameter, correct length. Also, it's hardened steel, so it doesn't wear. Did that seven months ago, and it's still going strong.