Hi guys, I'm changing my shifter bushings over to the SPL ones at the moment and I cant get the reversed second bolt that holds shift knob to the base out (im sure if you have done this before you know which one im talking about!!), I have had about 4 goes at it now and noo luck at all.... any tips on how to remove it before I break something?? Appreciate the help
haha I might have a go at that tomorrow if I can't get it off as I don't have a cheap one laying around that I can cut at the moment..... is there anything else that can be done right now??
Guys I still can't get this off I have tried a dwarf ring spammer and a small ratchet noo luck at all!! I'm about to go insane trying to get this thing off!!! Any ideas at all??
If you are talking about the front bolt in the OEM shifter linkage that is one of two bolts for the shifter then from memory that bolt is tack welded to the plate. You should only need to remove it if you are fitting an aftermarket shifter that requires a longer bolt.
Its easy with a cut in half spanner dude. If you go insane and cant fix it, unbolt the bracket from the 4 bolts that hold it onto the transmission. Youll need to get under the car for that. IF your a real man, when you remove it, throw everything in the bin and replace it with a solid shifter mount.
If you are replacing the OEM bushings with these then you are going to need a nylock nut for the bolt that goes through the bush. The brass bushings do not have a crush tube so if you tighten the bolt the shifter will jam. Personally I think the OEM bush is better.
That's exactly what I'm trying to replace them with and I have the Nylock nut I bought the SPL bronze ones ones from Coz! I'm actually contplating putting the car back together before I break something in a fit of rage!!!
Which shifter bolt is giving you trouble? The front with the nut on top or the rear with the nut underneath?
Mate I'm using a stubby spanner it's basically half a spanner already any shorter and its going to be to hard to even grip it to turn it
Mine was not that tight so it was reasonably easy to undo from inside the car. If someone has over tightened the nut on your car then it may be easier to get to from under the car. The other thing to double check is that you are turning the nut in the right direction if you are trying to undo it from the inside of the car. It is easy to get it backwards when working with a bolt upside down.
It's undone from the top. Just needs supporting grip from under. The spanner i use is no longer than 2inches. Can also grip the short spanner with vice grips to get a better angle.
That crossed my mind! I don't think I am, I'm loosening it clockwise as its facing down towards the ground...
Here are some pics, this one cant be undone from the top its a round bolt.... Picture below shows the round bolt head: This is the bastard at the bottom which i cant undo:
alright so i couldnt get that bolt undone so i have decided to just do it in-situ as it is.... bit tricky but i got the old bushings out. now im about to reinstall the bronze ones, does the collar need to be put back in place with the bronze bushings?? because it clips into the plastic ones however you cant do that with the bronze bushings??
Alright I finally got it done. Just FYI for anybody who comes across this thread in the future and is having the same problem, there is no need to remove that painful upside down bolt or the shifter and base ect, you can change the bushings with it all in place if your careful and take your time.
Haha no need to even do that, can do it all from the comfort of the passenger seat inside the car Just brace yourself for sore bloody hands because mine are now rooted haha
