shifter handle issue
05-15-2012, 12:00 PM
#1
shifter handle issue Alright...this is gonna sound retarded but I think it just happened and I need some help. I have done a search and its hard with some of the pics to get a good look at what I need to see.
I have a stock hurst shifter in my 2001 SS...I bought a used H **** to swap my junk **** out with. As I attempted to take the old **** off, I had alot of trouble. I have taken ***** off before, on my old car as well, and I know it can be a little tough to start...but I ended up taking a box cutter to the leather threads, then to the rubber underneath, then using vise grips to turn the plastic insert off the stock handle. Yeah, this was a huge pain!! It seems the previous owner used Red Loctite on the threads to keep the shifter from twisting...I assume.
Anyway, I believe in twisting on the shift ****, I actually turned the stock handle inside its rubber isolator. I need to know the orientation, either pic wise or just describe which way the bend in the stock handle is supposed to face to assess whether or not it turned. It just seems to not feel right now. The bend in my stock handle now sits on the passenger side...IS it supposed to bend toward the passenger side then back down, or is it supposed to bend another way??
I have a stock hurst shifter in my 2001 SS...I bought a used H **** to swap my junk **** out with. As I attempted to take the old **** off, I had alot of trouble. I have taken ***** off before, on my old car as well, and I know it can be a little tough to start...but I ended up taking a box cutter to the leather threads, then to the rubber underneath, then using vise grips to turn the plastic insert off the stock handle. Yeah, this was a huge pain!! It seems the previous owner used Red Loctite on the threads to keep the shifter from twisting...I assume.
Anyway, I believe in twisting on the shift ****, I actually turned the stock handle inside its rubber isolator. I need to know the orientation, either pic wise or just describe which way the bend in the stock handle is supposed to face to assess whether or not it turned. It just seems to not feel right now. The bend in my stock handle now sits on the passenger side...IS it supposed to bend toward the passenger side then back down, or is it supposed to bend another way??
05-17-2012, 09:25 PM
#5
Yeah, both pics help...but the pic in the car helps the best. Mine is actually bending toward the driver side now...I thought it was still passenger but i must have twisted it more than I thought...lol. I cant believe the red locktite was that damn tough it twisted the handle around in the isolator! I thought the shifter felt funny! Thanks fellas!
