Need a part number
Need a part number Anyone know a list of part numbers? I need to pick up the little plastic ring that fits inside the manual shift boot in a 98 TA. The dealership said they can't find it and I would need to buy a new shift boot (almost 70 bucks) to get it.
In order to get a new ring, you need to by a new boot. ... but you can actually fix the one you have! 
Its really no use buying a new one, because it will probably just break again.
I fixed the one on my 99, made of ABS plastic - which can be glued. (If you take your ring out, you should see "ABS" molded in to the part.) If you go to a larger Home Cheapo, you can get a small can of ABS Cement. (Sold to bond ABS pipes.) If you can't find it at your local home store, specialty plumbing suppliers will definitely have it. (You may have a harder time finding it in CA, because its on the dreaded California Cancer list. If so, you can order it from MSCDirect through the mail - but they will only sell a big can of it.)
I suggest first using the cement to glue just the break and then let it dry. You can then go back and put a fillet of cement around the repair to further reinforce it. (Any glue not touching the plastic will take longer to dry.) My crack was around a compound bend in the part, so I also reinforced the fillet with a cut piece of a paper clip, which worked great to further strengthen the repair.
I've removed the boot on numerous occasions over the past 4 years, and the weld is still holding strong.
Its really no use buying a new one, because it will probably just break again.I fixed the one on my 99, made of ABS plastic - which can be glued. (If you take your ring out, you should see "ABS" molded in to the part.) If you go to a larger Home Cheapo, you can get a small can of ABS Cement. (Sold to bond ABS pipes.) If you can't find it at your local home store, specialty plumbing suppliers will definitely have it. (You may have a harder time finding it in CA, because its on the dreaded California Cancer list. If so, you can order it from MSCDirect through the mail - but they will only sell a big can of it.)
I suggest first using the cement to glue just the break and then let it dry. You can then go back and put a fillet of cement around the repair to further reinforce it. (Any glue not touching the plastic will take longer to dry.) My crack was around a compound bend in the part, so I also reinforced the fillet with a cut piece of a paper clip, which worked great to further strengthen the repair.
I've removed the boot on numerous occasions over the past 4 years, and the weld is still holding strong.
