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So, the oem shift selector spring broke, after getting the selector plate off the trans I immediately replaced the spring with the Chuck & Scud Super Duper Indestructible spring (barely seen in photo).  I then stopped and re-read the Shift Improvement thread and Re-Engineering the Shift Spring threads.  After reading the threads again, I was more comfortable taking the assembly apart, washing, inspecting and doing the needful indicated in the threads.

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My V11 trans, shift selector plate removed to replace broken oem shift selector spring.  Broken spring piece can be seen by oil drain hole.  Glad trans had magnetic drain plug to aid in capturing broken portion of spring. 

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Yeah, I hated to spend money to replace the stator but the wiring had gotten so hot that the insulation had melted into the wire strands leaving me no "clean" wire in which to splice out the connector and continue using the stator.

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A few weeks ago my Lemans got stuck in 2^nd gear….oem shift spring failure.  I replaced the spring with the Chuck & Scud Super Duper Indestructible Spring.  While I was in there, I also replaced the detent roller with a 688-2Z bearing (per Docc’s recommendation, I think) purchased from McMaster-Carr, they’re local to me.  Polished the selector shaft, checked preselector plate, boss and cam clearance. Now I’m just waiting on a new shift shaft seal.  Big thanks to those guys and the rest of you guys that contributed to the Shift Improvement thread and Re-Engineering the Shift Spring threads. Thank you!