Okay guys I went to the junkyard today and found a firebird shifter "T" handel (I want one for my camaro.) and in short it wouldnt go on right it was wobbly and didnt shift(I didnt buy it thankfully the lady let me try it on my car first.) what I wanted to know was can I just switch out the ***** or do I have to change out the shifter assembly? also do they differ by year model?

Oh yeah I have a 1990 RS with the stock assembly

 

Assuming it isn't broken, it should work with your car. It'll go on at an angle, facing the driver, ifs thats what you mean, but that's to make it easier on your hand. As for not shifting, and I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but did you put the U clip back in? It could be that the shifter is just broken, missing a spring, or whatever. I mean, hell, I put a '02 Saturn T-handle on my brother's camaro and it worked fine.

 

Noi it was it was moving left and right and such and umm I couldnt get the clip to go back in so I gave up..........I was sitting in my car with heat index near a 100 and the sun on me in jeans didnt have much patience with it

Hmmm saturn t handle what do those look like hmmm kinda odd that one of those would fit.

 

AAhhh its a uclip!
I was lookin at mine today trying to figure out how to get it off and saw where the uclip was and just said to myself, well what the hell is that. Thanks jovial!

Matt

 

Yup, just pop the clip out with a flat head screwdriver. No biggie. If you got a longer screw driver, just shift into drive, or neutral or whatever, but make sure you have the e-brake on.

And yes, in order for the shifter to work, the U clip has to be in there. It takes a little work, I usually just pinch it with some pliers, then push it in with something hard, like the handle of the screw driver you already have, to pursuade it. And as for the Saturn T-handle working, you'd be surpised how cheap GM is

because we had cavalier seats in it