Hey guys, on a '85 iroc how do you remove the automatic shifter ****? I want to replace it along with the plastic shifter plate/cover cause its cracked.

Have any of you guys done that?

thanks!

 

ok this is how i took off mine. i started twisting it off counter clockwise and it eventually came off. its really not too hard.

 

If you have the round shifter ball you must first pull out the button and there will be a c clip on top of the metal shaft that you have to remove.Once you remove the clip then you will be able to take off the ****

 

Well since someone already made a topic, I have a 84 firebird auto. My shifter is a T shaped shifter with a button on it. How would I remove one like this?

 

Sam, look at the front side (towards the front of the car/radio) of your shifter, there will be a clip that looks kind of like a staple in there. Just use a screwdriver and pry that out then the shift **** will just pull straight off. Be careful when taking the clip out, they sometimes like to go flying, don't wanna lose it.

 

On the front edge of the **** there should be a slot that has a horseshoe type clip inside.You need to pry it out with a thin flat bladed screwdriver.Once its out the **** should come right off

 

Thanks for the info guys.

 

You're welcome! Thats what we're here for!

 

you dont have to put the car in neutral to take the pin out do you?

 

Nope! You can do it in park.

 

So if my shift **** comes off and on and spins around and around and doesn't catch because it is not installed properly, is it safe to say that this is probably because I am missing this horseshoe clip.

Also, if I buy a new ****, will it most likely come with this clip?!

 

Yep, sounds like you are missing the clip. Are you talking about buying one brand new? Or used new?

 

I don't really care...new, used...doesn't matter to me. I was looking buying a new **** online but if I can get away with just the clip, I'd rather save $ and do that. Can I get a clip at regular auto parts store, or somewhere else that is most likely local? Any suggestions?

 

Hmm.. I'm not really sure if a parts store would carry something that obscure. I'd say if they do it will most likely be in the HELP! line of parts. (If you don't know what this is, pretty much all parts stores carry them, they will know what you are talking about.) Otherwise go to a junkyard. You can probably get the clip, or even the clip with a shift **** for like $5.

 

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Quick question along the same lines. I have an auto ( sad, I kno...) T-**** with the U-clip, after I remove it how do I attach an After Market ****? They usually screw on n I imigine there r no threads as it uses a clip, and the new **** def doesn't have a slot for a clip lol. Thx in advance.

 

Pretty much all the mid to late 90s GMs used the C clip for the shift handle. Most of the Handles are interchangeable. Just hit the yards last weekend and got a nice black leather wrapped t handle from a Cavalier z-24. Fits like a glove, also got a pair of outside window sweeps and a rear view mirror with map lights from a 96 Camaro. All for $25.

 

How'd you get the c-clip off of the shaft? it doesn't look like there is enough room for it to slide off, and I'd prefer to be able to put it back on...

 

i just pry mine out, it slides right back on and holds the **** tight

i picked up a leather shift **** from a 4th gen, looks exactly like the one from my RS just leather and is slightly longer down the shaft(giggity) got it free from one of the local yards around here that im known at, really it was because i bought a few other things but you gotta love free

 

You can also buy a cir-clip (the correct name for it) removal tool, it looks like a pair of plyers, but has little nubs that fit into the holes of the clip, makes things 1000 times easier, and you can get one at any parts store for cheap.