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I recently removed and reinstalled the starter. In my attempts to remove one of the starter bolts I caused a malfunction in the shifting of the gears. Prior to me removing the starter the car would shift into 3rd and 4th at 2500 RPM if I would let off the gas a little, otherwise it would shift on its own at those gears at about 3000 RPM. Don't ask me why letting off the gas causes it to shift sooner. Now after my starter removal and reinstall the car shifts when I let off the gas at about 2750 RPM, in other words it revs a bit higher before I can shift, which is annoying.
In my earlier futile attempts to get to the starter bolt (I later learned how to remove the bolt) my extensions and ratchet were making contact with the shifter linkage and the bracket that the linkage is attached to right below where the shifter rod enters the transmission. I even tried to remove the bracket to allow more room with my tools but I could not get the bracket off after removing the nut that holds the shifter rod to the bracket.
My question is, how do I go about getting the car to shift sooner like it did before? I assume me trying to remove the bracket or my tools making contact with the linkage caused this issue. I don't want to go bending the rod or adjust the bracket and make things worse (without knowing what I'm doing). This is probably a one of a kind problem but maybe someone has some insights into this. On a related note, why does letting off the gas cause the car to shift sooner?
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