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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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Loose shift ****? Come in here...

I'm not sure if this would work for Camaros, but while I was replacing my console, I figured I would share how I fixed the wobbly shift **** on my Formula. It's pretty simple, all I did was remove the shift ****, and carefully squeeze the two clips a little bit with some vise-grips, and it feels like new again
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Old May 16, 2009 | 11:55 AM
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Re: Loose shift ****? Come in here...

What do you mean by "loose"? Did your wobble around?
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Old May 16, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Re: Loose shift ****? Come in here...

Yes, it was wobbly.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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Re: Loose shift ****? Come in here...

I never had that problem. Was the c-clip inserted?
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Old May 16, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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Re: Loose shift ****? Come in here...

Yes, the clip was inserted. It is just that somehow over the years, the notch in the shifter rod either wore down a little bit or separated a little bit. I just thought I would just throw this up here in case anyone else had similar issues.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Loose shift ****? Come in here...

I see, thanks for the info. I wasn't aware the auto shifters could loosen up...
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