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Car: 85 Z28 Camaro
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Shift ****
How do i remove the shift **** on my 85 z28 5 speed it does not twist off i dont think i have tried everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: 700R4
If you have the eight ball looking shift ****, pop the button out and look inside the ****. You will see a large C-clip in there, remove the C-clip and pull the **** off.
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5-speed. Just grab the **** as hard as you can and twist counterclockwise. If its never been off, its gonna be kind of a bee-otch to get off.
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Yup, just twist the hell out of it. If it hasn't been off before, its gonna be a real bitch to break loose.
Be aware though, you might also end up breaking the shifter handle itself loose. It just twists onto the shifter mechanism. Not a big deal, just tighten it back up after, it just threads on. That scared the hell outta me when it happened though, I thought I broke it, LOL
Be aware though, you might also end up breaking the shifter handle itself loose. It just twists onto the shifter mechanism. Not a big deal, just tighten it back up after, it just threads on. That scared the hell outta me when it happened though, I thought I broke it, LOL
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i cant get mine off either, i ripped the leather where it is sewn together trying so hard... is it hard to replace the shifter with a hurst shifter? How do you do it, and how long should it take?
84-5speed.
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I had one, that I had to use a pipe wrench on the ****, and acutaly use a pair of vice grips to keep the shaft in place.
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Originally posted by z28cmr83
what are the advantages of a new, hurst shifter?
what are the advantages of a new, hurst shifter?
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Originally posted by Dewey316
I had one, that I had to use a pipe wrench on the ****, and acutaly use a pair of vice grips to keep the shaft in place.
I had one, that I had to use a pipe wrench on the ****, and acutaly use a pair of vice grips to keep the shaft in place.
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Car: 1988 Trans-Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: WC-T5
Axle/Gears: BW 3.27
i used vice grips on the shaft and used my hand on the ****. even with a rag on the shaft i still removed all the paint. lucky for my the shifter boot on a fourth gen console is longer (hell yeah:werd: )
EDIT 07/06/05 looks like i am the final word on this one.....
EDIT 07/06/05 looks like i am the final word on this one.....
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Some people reccomend shifting the car into fourth and getting in the back seat and pulling hard on the shift ****, I'm saying this more as a joke than to actually try it, but I have heard stories of people who do this.
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That only works with an automatic where the shift **** is a press fit onto the shaft, such as a Grand Cherokee. Pulling on a shifter **** that is threaded on is only going to lead to a lot of frustration and/or pulled muscles.
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Car: 1989 Camaro RS
Engine: ZZ4 350
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: BW 9-bolt w/3.73
Here is a tip for Hurst shifter owners-
My wife hated the hard plastic Hurst shift-ball and wanted her leather-covered OEM ball back. The Hurst unit has much smaller threads and to make the OEM ball work I "dremeled" the Hurst ball apart to get the threaded insert out, put the insert on the (electric) oven burner for a couple of minutes, then (using a pair of needle-nose pliers) jamming it into the OEM ball opening and letting it cool in there. IT WORKED PERFECTLY!!!
My wife hated the hard plastic Hurst shift-ball and wanted her leather-covered OEM ball back. The Hurst unit has much smaller threads and to make the OEM ball work I "dremeled" the Hurst ball apart to get the threaded insert out, put the insert on the (electric) oven burner for a couple of minutes, then (using a pair of needle-nose pliers) jamming it into the OEM ball opening and letting it cool in there. IT WORKED PERFECTLY!!!
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Car: 89 IROC-Z28
Engine: LS1 "ASA"
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: Shift ****
for an 89 IROC, I have a 5-speed with the big, "stitched" rubber ball (looks like a baseball) that has the rubber coming off on the top due to wear. I want to upgrade this for now until I get my Hurst shifter. How is the stock **** held on, thread or tight fitted with a type of glue? If a thread, is it standard, so any store bought shifter ball will screw back on? Thanks!
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Re: Shift ****
According to the picture in my service manual, there is a snap ring which appears to be mounted underneath the shifter ****.
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Car: '87 S10 Blazer & '91 RS
Engine: L98 & L03
Transmission: 700R4 & T5
Axle/Gears: 10 Bolt/3.73/3.42
Re: Shift ****
the **** is threaded, but its a metric thread. so no, any old **** won't fit.
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Re: Shift ****
There were several styles of shifter handles used on the T5's. I've had a few over the years where the shifter ball was VERY difficult to remove and I ended up taking the entire handle off (See picture below!) . Some of the handles are press fit and some of them are threaded at the bottom.
Trickster If you see a snap ring on a T5 shifter handle than do me a favor and post the image from the manual. I've never seeen such a thing. the closest I've come to that description is the T5 installed in a Berlinetta. On that style the shifter pattern trim is removed and there is a small bolt holding the shifter **** to the handle. I've seen a bolt alone and a bolt and a washer and that might be what you are seeing in the manual
Berlinetta Shift ****:
Threaded and Press fit handles:
Trickster If you see a snap ring on a T5 shifter handle than do me a favor and post the image from the manual. I've never seeen such a thing. the closest I've come to that description is the T5 installed in a Berlinetta. On that style the shifter pattern trim is removed and there is a small bolt holding the shifter **** to the handle. I've seen a bolt alone and a bolt and a washer and that might be what you are seeing in the manual
Berlinetta Shift ****:
Threaded and Press fit handles:
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Re: Shift ****
Actually I posted that information about the automatic over a year ago when I had been working way to many hours and missed the part about the five speed. Now that the subject has been brought up again and I goofed again, I decided to go to the illustrated parts manual that I have. In 1982 - 1984 the **** was threaded onto the control lever. In 1984, there was also a **** that was attached with a special bolt (see pictures about two posts up from this one unless someone else chimes in). After that all the manual ***** were threaded on and the boots went through several changes. Incidentally, the snap ring I mentioned in my earlier post is a ring to hold the shift boot in place.
Last edited by Trickster; 08-16-2007 at 09:06 PM. Reason: typo error
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Re: Shift ****
Trickster? If im correct your talking about an automatic but does it have to be in a specific gear such as Neutral and how would i pop the top button out. Can i also put any shift **** on or do i have to go buy another auto shift ****? thanks
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Re: Shift ****
I haven't seen trickster in years, but no, it doesn't matter what gear its in, you should be able to pop it off...
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Re: Shift ****
This board hasn't been touched in a while but I'm desperate, I'm trying to get the shifter **** off of my automatic 82 camaro, its the worn leather 8ball type, and I'm scared to try anything else with it. If anyone has prior experience on this it would be greatly appreciated thank you.
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Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.7L TPI
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Re: Shift ****
Go up to my first post on 11-22-04 and click on the attachment there and it will bring up a picture of the two automatic shifter ***** for that year which should help you. On most of the later years starting around about 1985 or so, there is a little clip that looks like an oversized staple located at the base of the shifter **** in the front facing the dash. Automatics only. Pull the clip put and pull the **** off. Yes HCR13, I am still around. Just been real busy at work and recovering my computer from a massive hard drive crash.
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Re: Shift ****
Yes, still active and busier than a two legged cat with diarrea. In addition to my regular job and all the honey-do lists. I have been working to fix up a house that I own so that I can sell it. I also have been doing some side work recently fixing my co-workers computers when they get that dreaded blue screen of death or no screen at all. On top of all this, (and I know it isn't a third gen) I am currently in the process of restoring a 1972 chevy nova for my grandson. It has a 350 2 barrel carb engine in it and was a special order item. Not the engine but the car itself. It also has a retractable moon roof from the factory and is not a convertible. It is my understanding that there were only a few that had this option. He wants to drop a 396 in it.
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Car: 1987 Trans Am
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Re: Shift ****
Sounds like you have your hands full! Good luck on everything, that Nova sounds pretty nice, I'll have to look up some pics of this moonroof option. I think a 396 would be better than a smog 350...
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Re: Shift ****
I listened to the C-clip advice, pulled the middle out, used needle noses to pop the clip out, and the **** came right off. That diagram was a big help, felt like an idiot twisting the **** around around and around to no avail.
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Re: Shift ****
i have an 87 trans am with the 5 speed and mine just twisted right off- it has threads inside of it that screw on to threads on the "shifter shaft"
i tok mine off cuz im trying to get the threaded part out, drill a hole in a # 8 pool ball, and glue the threaded metal peice into the 8 ball to use as a shifter **** haha
i tok mine off cuz im trying to get the threaded part out, drill a hole in a # 8 pool ball, and glue the threaded metal peice into the 8 ball to use as a shifter **** haha
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