How Does a Hurst Shifter Work?
Hurst Shifter Basics In the 1960s and 1970s, the Hurst name was synonymous with high-performance. If a car had a Hurst shifter, it was up on every other car. It gained its reputation as the best shifter components first in drag racing and then other racing applications. Hurst makes shifters for both manual and automatic transmissions. The basic manual transmission uses a shifter mechanism to move the internal transmission dog clutch. This, in turn, engages the correct internal transmission gear. A Hurst shifter mechanism is a combination of the shifter and its linkage. Basically, the shifter is normally located in the interior of modern cars and is the visible part of the manual transmission engagement mechanism. The length of a Hurst shifter varies by car manufacturer or transmission design. The connection between the Hurst shifter and the manual transmission is by a linkage made up of rods and arms, which actually moves the internal transmission dog clutch to engage the forward or re
