Column-mounted shift control assembly

A transmission shift control assembly mounted on a vehicle steering column, said assembly comprising a bracket including planar gate and off-set mounting portions, said off-set mounting portion adapted to being secured by suitable fasteners to said steering column, an opening formed through said planar gate portion, a plurality of detents formed along an edge of said planar gate portions, a shift lever unit rotatably mounted through said opening, a shift handle pivotally mounted on said shift lever unit, a terminal end formed on said shift handle adapted to selectively engage said plurality of detents, and resilient means for urging said terminal end into engagement with a selected detent after said terminal end is manually pivoted out of engagement with a detent and said shift lever unit is manually rotated in said opening to a different relative position, wherein said shift lever unit includes a body portion, a hub extended from said body portion through said opening, and a pair of spaced-apart mounting flanges formed on said body portion opposite said hub, said shift handle being pivotally mounted via a pivot pin having opposite ends extended through said flanges, and said resilient means including first and second coil spring portions mounted around said extended ends and having an intermediate portion abutted against said shift handle to urge said terminal end into engagement with a selected detent.