Need immediate help with a shifter install...im stuck
09-18-2011, 11:53 AM
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Need immediate help with a shifter install...im stuck I,m in the middle of a shifter install and while attempting to remove the **** (following every bit of info/diretion from this forum) the stock shifter came apart into two pieces where they were mated from the factory. I now have part still attached to the car and half in my Hand with the ****/boot still attached. Im assuming the stock one is toast but my bigger issue is that i still cant get the **** off to reuse the boot with the new shifter. I have NO leverage to separate the **** since the shift lever came apart but its imperative i can reuse the boot at a minimum; the **** is already getting thrashed as ive tried everything so ill sacrifice it if i have to.
ANY IDEAS?
ANY IDEAS?
09-18-2011, 11:59 AM
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The two parts can be remated if I recall. They were just held together with some rubber. You can remate them with RTV/Hot Glue. I would research it more though.
Do you have a vice that you can clamp down the top? I beat on my shift **** with a rubber mallet padding it with a shirt. I pulled & pulled, but my buddy went in there & got it off in 10 secs. I . . uhh . . loosened it up for him.
Do you have a vice that you can clamp down the top? I beat on my shift **** with a rubber mallet padding it with a shirt. I pulled & pulled, but my buddy went in there & got it off in 10 secs. I . . uhh . . loosened it up for him.
09-18-2011, 12:21 PM
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Thanks guys! Once i committed to sacrificing the **** i broke apart thr **** at the seam after removing the leather. Then some hacksaw love followed by a swift smash of death from a 10lb sledge allowed me to, um, 'remove' the ****
seeing the clip buried in the shifter i honestly dont think it was even possible to begin with --i mean that. I truly believe manufaturing differences or whatever 'buried' the edge of the clip in so deep it wasnt going to budge. I couldnt even get enough leverage to pry it lose with a flat blade...i had to literally cut around the clip to remove it.
seeing the clip buried in the shifter i honestly dont think it was even possible to begin with --i mean that. I truly believe manufaturing differences or whatever 'buried' the edge of the clip in so deep it wasnt going to budge. I couldnt even get enough leverage to pry it lose with a flat blade...i had to literally cut around the clip to remove it. 
09-18-2011, 02:26 PM
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I easily removed my shifter ****....
"put the shifter into reverse and while pushing toward the front of the vehicle, pull up on the **** to disengage the **** from the shift-arm."
"put the shifter into reverse and while pushing toward the front of the vehicle, pull up on the **** to disengage the **** from the shift-arm."
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09-18-2011, 04:48 PM
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The FAQ info didn't help me to get mine off either. After an hour's worth of reefing on it, it was suggested to give it a little twist while pulling up. That worked like a charm.
09-18-2011, 06:13 PM
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Since you didnt say how you tried removing it I just posted up what worked for me. Sorry to hear youre having trouble with it.
Would me too. 
