Damn you plastic shifter cup! help!
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Damn you plastic shifter cup! help!
Ok so i saw alot of post on ppl replacing them, but not how to, ive seen pics of peoples taken out and thier damn near fully intact...now why the hell wont mine come out! that thing is literally melted completely to the dam gear selector, any little piece i can grab on to breaks off, ive tried pushing up from the bottom... i cant even jam my little pick in there to create space between the cup and the selector
how the hell do i get this off!
how the hell do i get this off!
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I got a flat head screw driver and a hammer and got under the lip and then pounded it in between the plastic and the selector. I tried getting it out with pliers but it just kept breaking like yours. I wasn't sure if it was ever going to come out. I was thinking about posting here like you did but I kept at it. Once you get it started and separated a little it should be much easier to pull out.
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I got a flat head screw driver and a hammer and got under the lip and then pounded it in between the plastic and the selector. I tried getting it out with pliers but it just kept breaking like yours. I wasn't sure if it was ever going to come out. I was thinking about posting here like you did but I kept at it. Once you get it started and separated a little it should be much easier to pull out.
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Take a small punch to the roll pin, (metal piece in center of selector) knocking it completely out, then the selector should slid right out pulling it towards the rear of the car. Then flip it and knock the cup out. Luckily mine was easy enough to get out with a screwdriver, tapping underneath the lip of the cup to get it up enough and then hitting it at an angle in a clockwise manner to rotate the cup free.
For the install of the bronze cup, I used the plastic side of a screwdriver and tapped it in with a hammer (gently)
This picture and post should help, it helped me out with my install.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...p-shifter.html
For the install of the bronze cup, I used the plastic side of a screwdriver and tapped it in with a hammer (gently)
This picture and post should help, it helped me out with my install.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...p-shifter.html
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thanks for the info man...i was swapping out shifters and since i need the car for work i had to leave the old cup in there all mangled up...ill probaly take it back off and give this a try since my brand new hurst billet plus feels sloppy...so once i pound that pin out will i be able to re-insert it from the top?
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thanks for the info man...i was swapping out shifters and since i need the car for work i had to leave the old cup in there all mangled up...ill probaly take it back off and give this a try since my brand new hurst billet plus feels sloppy...so once i pound that pin out will i be able to re-insert it from the top?
Put something in the drain hole so that the pin does not fall into it.
The pin will come out the bottom of the offset lever and you'll be able to reinstall it easily.
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quck queston.. is the shifter supposed to sit all the way in the gear selector?? when i installed my proform shifter it feels like it doesnt go all the way down but it shifts fine..