 Yet another transaxle question, Shift rod bushing |
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| chris914 |
 Oct 18 2004, 05:54 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California  |
In converting from tail to side shifter I have made it all the way up to the shift rods.
I can't get the shift rod bushing into the body of the car. It is much thicker then the stock one. The engine is in the car currently. |
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| jim912928 |
Oct 18 2004, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,486 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Do you mean the bushing at the firewall? I just did this and it took an entire 30 seconds (to push it in)!
1st...I'll assume you have the shift rod from the gear shift lever to the firewall pushed into the tunnel so you are not trying to squeeze the bushing on with the shift rod through the hole 2nd...boil the bushing briefly...softens it up some 3rd...go push it in with your fingers! With it hard and cold...a bear to get in! Jim |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 18 2004, 06:24 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,854 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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| chris914 |
Oct 18 2004, 06:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
Yes. The stock one is easy to get in and out.
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| Type 4 |
Oct 18 2004, 06:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 412 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Costa Mesa Calif. Member No.: 2,866 |
Try putting it in Boiling water for a couple of minutes.
Take some liquide dish soap and put it on the hole in the body then put the bushing in the body and push it in while its hot.it should slip right in. |
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| chris914 |
Oct 18 2004, 06:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
I just tried boiling it for 2 minutes then 5. It just laughed at me. I tried pushing it in straight and at an angle.
Hmmm, do I really need it, LOL. |
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| chris914 |
Oct 18 2004, 06:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
I'll try the soap and the boiling. Be right back, LOL.
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| chris914 |
Oct 18 2004, 06:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
Closer. But I just can't get it to pop in. Hmmm.
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| bondo |
Oct 18 2004, 06:55 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
The side shift and tail shift bushings are different.. BUT, you can't just swap over the side shift firewall bushing because the firewall is different. There is a special bushing made specifically for installing a side shift trans in a tail shift car. That is what Andy was talking about.. make darn sure you have the right bushing or you'll have to boil the whole car to get it in (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| chris914 |
Oct 18 2004, 07:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
Thats the problem. The stock bushing is easy. The conversion bushing is a @#$%.
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| chris914 |
Oct 18 2004, 08:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 24-July 04 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 2,393 Region Association: Southern California |
Success!!!!!
I made a tool to pull the bushing into the car from the inside. The tool is pretty simple but there are a couple of tricks if anyone is interested. Thanks for all the input and help. The pictures were taken after I got the bushing in of course. Attached image(s) 
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| jim912928 |
Oct 18 2004, 08:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,486 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
amen..success with ingenuity!.....good job!
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| jr91472 |
Oct 18 2004, 11:17 PM
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"I'm pacing myself sergeant..." Group: Members Posts: 1,205 Joined: 2-August 04 From: McKinney, TX Member No.: 2,437 |
way to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
shifting like it was meant to be is within sight enjoy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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