shifter boot removal
shifter boot removal Just got my short shifter from the WS6 store and just wondering where to start removing the boot(back,side,front) Do I just slowly pull up on it? Any ways you guy found easy to do this would be helpful. Thanks
you'll break it that way... and not have access to the get the bolts in very easily.
Take out the whole panel.. its easier.. lift up your center console lid.. take off the change dispenser.. there should be 2 small bolts.. 7mm if i recall... undo those, the slip off the top part of the console.. unhook the Cigarette lighter, and the ash tray light..
Take out the whole panel.. its easier.. lift up your center console lid.. take off the change dispenser.. there should be 2 small bolts.. 7mm if i recall... undo those, the slip off the top part of the console.. unhook the Cigarette lighter, and the ash tray light..
Originally Posted by joshp14
Lift the rear, slowly and gently push in towards the shifter to release the tabs, and lift up. Be VERY careful as the plastic ring can easily be broken.
Like stated, push the rear in a little, and it will rise up. Squeeze the sides in and lift. Top will just slide back and right out. No need to remove the whole console. Here is a page about my WS6store shifter install. It has pics from start to finish and what the console and boot look like so you can see exactly what the clips look like. Good luck. You'll be blown away by the difference.
--> http://www.geocities.com/mrmtransam/shifter/
--> http://www.geocities.com/mrmtransam/shifter/
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From: Finding 3rd Gear
Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
you'll break it that way... and not have access to the get the bolts in very easily.
Take out the whole panel.. its easier.. lift up your center console lid.. take off the change dispenser.. there should be 2 small bolts.. 7mm if i recall... undo those, the slip off the top part of the console.. unhook the Cigarette lighter, and the ash tray light..
Take out the whole panel.. its easier.. lift up your center console lid.. take off the change dispenser.. there should be 2 small bolts.. 7mm if i recall... undo those, the slip off the top part of the console.. unhook the Cigarette lighter, and the ash tray light..
I twisted off the shifter ****, took off the boot, used a little manuvering (sp) to take the bolts on/off, and I was done. Easy as pie without removing the console.
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From: NW Houston/Nacogdoches, Texas
Originally Posted by SladeX
I made my own ring after I busted mine... much nicer looking now and fit is much tighter...
How did you make your own?
Mine is still broken and I've wondered about fabbing some solution...
Someone on here made one of out of a coat hanger looking material 
Not sure if it was him
Anyways.. the squeeze method works fine, before I put locktite on my shifter handle(first weekend driving) I always undid the boot to tightend the screws. After doing it about 20 times.. I broke the retainer ring in one spot. Still works fine though
Not sure if it was himAnyways.. the squeeze method works fine, before I put locktite on my shifter handle(first weekend driving) I always undid the boot to tightend the screws. After doing it about 20 times.. I broke the retainer ring in one spot. Still works fine though
Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
Im talking about the top part of the center console.. not the whole damn center console.. its 2 bolts..
that plastic retainer.. is brittle.. ive broken 1.. not going to do another..
that plastic retainer.. is brittle.. ive broken 1.. not going to do another..
Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
you'll break it that way... and not have access to the get the bolts in very easily.
Take out the whole panel.. its easier.. lift up your center console lid.. take off the change dispenser.. there should be 2 small bolts.. 7mm if i recall... undo those, the slip off the top part of the console.. unhook the Cigarette lighter, and the ash tray light..
Take out the whole panel.. its easier.. lift up your center console lid.. take off the change dispenser.. there should be 2 small bolts.. 7mm if i recall... undo those, the slip off the top part of the console.. unhook the Cigarette lighter, and the ash tray light..
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I'm not the originator of the idea, I had remembered reading a post about it when I was first new to LS1Tech.
The original guy that designed them based it simply off the original clip, so I figured if he could do it, I could too.
The original guy that designed them based it simply off the original clip, so I figured if he could do it, I could too.
Here's the thread you guys are looking for....
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....59&postcount=1
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....59&postcount=1
