Shift lever work, replacing the upper and lower bushings |
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Shift lever work, replacing the upper and lower bushings |
avidfanjpl |
Aug 14 2010, 06:42 PM
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914 Hemophiliac Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Bear, Delaware Member No.: 11,566 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Since I have replaced every bushing in the shifter system but the 2 on the shifter, anyone have any pics or a thread on getting to it, and replacing both upper and lower bushings? If there are more things than those two bushings to replace, what might that be? I have never touched a shifter mechanism front of the firewall.
I am actually going to try picking them up this week at Auto Atlanta. I have to spend the week sweating in ATL, so I am going to make one or two trips to Marietta. Dr. 914, George Hussey, are you around this coming week? I am hoping for a Wednesday and Friday trip to Marietta. May take a while to process the order I am looking at. Then I fly home and hope to do this maintenance item. I do have the center console, and I am clueless on this. Can't even find a good set of pictures. Thanks! John |
TargaToy |
Aug 17 2010, 08:46 PM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I seem to remember the bushings are nothing to replace but the reverse lock-out spring is a tricky bugger to get back in if you don't have 3 hands.
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my928s4 |
Aug 18 2010, 08:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 18-August 07 From: Spokane, WA Member No.: 8,018 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Did mine a couple of weekends ago, I just replaced the upper as the lower is just a large washer and mine looked like new.
I suspect you will get more benefit from cleaning out all the old grease than you will replacing the bushings. As TargaToy mentioned the reverse springs are a treat to get back in. |
McMark |
Aug 18 2010, 11:01 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Make sure to check the condition of your reverse lockout plate. Take the shifter out of the car completely, remove the circlips off the side of the shifter and CAREFULLY remove the pins. There are springs in there that can fly.
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