My indicator in stuck in 1st gear, i could be in any gear but the indicator dosent move, is there any part i need to buy or how do i line it up again with my shifter??? its a 91 TA, also how hard is it to take the shifter consol out? i took the 2 bolts under the arm rest but cant find more bolts to take out !!! and i cant get it off !! thanks for any help guys.

 

Its a slider and they break very easily with the 90-92 birds. Only fix is replacement

Some members have crafted various electric circuits to light up each position with the shifter, but its not a factory fix

 

Pocket, do you know if my car is supposed to have a slider? It has nothing now and I took it apart yesterday to add a blue LED and I noticed the screws holding it on to the console have springs. That made me suspicious of the setup. The part with the light is fully enclosed, so I don't know how an indicator would go in unless in rides on top of the setup rather than inside. Thanks for your help.

 

ok how hard is it to take out the consol ?

 

Not hard at all on my car. Lift up the center armrest, remove the two screws, lift up from the rear, unplug all the connectors, and pop it out. oh you remove the staple from the back of the shifter **** and remove the shifter ****. Of course mine doesn't have a shift indicator so I don't know what is involved there.

 

I havent seen any pre 90 shift plates with the slider. The springs are stock for any shift plate. Im not sure what they're there for because the screw is installed at full thread engagement

Plates with the slider have a slot cut in the white plastic numbers part facing the shifter. If you dont have the slot, you dont have a slider

 

well i do have the indicator cause i see it stuck in 2nd gear, kinda floating arround in there at times...do i need to get a new piece?

 

If you can find one

I think its discontinued like most 3rd gen parts

 

Thanks pocket. Maybe I'll rig up an LED indicator when I finish my front suspension.

 

With mine I have nothing indicating what gear im in. The letters are lit up when the lights are turned on but after taking the console apart to look if there is anything broken I found that it looks like there was never any mechanism to show what gear position the shifter is in.

My car is completly stock and does not apear to have been tinkered with so im wondering, Is it stock to have no shifter position indicator? Seems odd that would be the case, I would not be surprised.

Anyonw know?

 

After searching further I found my answer, It appears that on 87 T/A's with a console like mine there was nothing to indicate what gear your in.