replace shifter
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From: round rock tx
replace shifter
the picture attached is of the shifter that is currenlty installed (it came witht he car)
i woudl like to change it, and have a few questions
1) is this sometign i can do myself?
2) how complacated is it to relace?
3) where can i purchase a new shifter? how much do they run?
i woudl like to change it, and have a few questions
1) is this sometign i can do myself?
2) how complacated is it to relace?
3) where can i purchase a new shifter? how much do they run?
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the shifter is very easy to remove (just a couple of bolts) from under the car; and rather than replacing it, i think you can still send it back to Hurst and have it rebuilt (that would include rechroming the stick)
Bill
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I do not know?
at first i wanted to put in an origional shifter witht he t lock
i saw it in a catalog for ~300 or 399 (cant rember)
now i am thinking abotu just changing the stick since it looks so bad.
why woudl i want to replace the whole unit? if it did not shift correctly?
at first i wanted to put in an origional shifter witht he t lock
i saw it in a catalog for ~300 or 399 (cant rember)
now i am thinking abotu just changing the stick since it looks so bad.
why woudl i want to replace the whole unit? if it did not shift correctly?
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I found the website and the rbuild service ,, i think $250 for OEM shifter
the couple of boltd is that to remove everything or just the stick ,,, can i just remove the stick? and replce it . or get it rechromed?
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I purchased the car jan 2007
got it running and sent it in to get painted (just finished yesterday )
it is stil in the paint shop
i will post pictures once i get it home
so is it a couple of bolts to either remove the entire assy or jsut the stick ? either is just as easy?
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Your Shift Lever is Integral to the Assembly
Your unit is the old style Hurst with a welded on lever.
You need to unbolt the whole shifter from the tailshaft, unclip the rods from their shift dogs and drop the whole thing down.
Later, Hurst changed their design to a shift lever that bolted onto the shifter assy.
You need to unbolt the whole shifter from the tailshaft, unclip the rods from their shift dogs and drop the whole thing down.
Later, Hurst changed their design to a shift lever that bolted onto the shifter assy.
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Your unit is the old style Hurst with a welded on lever.
You need to unbolt the whole shifter from the tailshaft, unclip the rods from their shift dogs and drop the whole thing down.
Later, Hurst changed their design to a shift lever that bolted onto the shifter assy.
You need to unbolt the whole shifter from the tailshaft, unclip the rods from their shift dogs and drop the whole thing down.
Later, Hurst changed their design to a shift lever that bolted onto the shifter assy.
There are REPLICA shifter handles available for your car that are made to bolt up to a Hurst shifter.
All that you SHOULD need is ONLY the shifter, no mounting hardware or shifter rods. Corvette Central carries the replica handle.
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I sent the shifter in my '68 Z28 to Hurst for a rebuild, years ago.
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That's a C-1 and as mentioned in an earlier post you have a welded unit for the shifter handle and you can't bolt a replacement on it anyway.
If you send it in for rebuild they might be able to replace the welded on unit with a bolt on unit in which case you could use a replacement handle on it.
Otherwise you could purchase a new unit with the bolt on type handle.
Rich
If you send it in for rebuild they might be able to replace the welded on unit with a bolt on unit in which case you could use a replacement handle on it.
Otherwise you could purchase a new unit with the bolt on type handle.
Rich
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1960's HURST Shifter
Hi
I had a stock looking shifter that was used with a HURST linkage I switched to the one you have there...I personally like them better (I kinda think its more "manly")..I bought one and had the stick rechromed by Pauls Chrome Shop...I had the unit sent out to be rebuilt by HURST..I think your shifter comes out as one unit...Looks like a 1960s model HURST shifter....Plus popular upgrade back in the day...
Good luck
I had a stock looking shifter that was used with a HURST linkage I switched to the one you have there...I personally like them better (I kinda think its more "manly")..I bought one and had the stick rechromed by Pauls Chrome Shop...I had the unit sent out to be rebuilt by HURST..I think your shifter comes out as one unit...Looks like a 1960s model HURST shifter....Plus popular upgrade back in the day...
Good luck
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Just a question here. Wouldn't it be just as cheap to buy a new Hurst shifter with the bent handle for this car. Sending out for a rebuild and re-chroming the shaft are not going to be cheap, are they??? Would think that cost of rebuild, re-chrome and shipping would be close if not over the cost of new shifter.
Steve
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Just a question here. Wouldn't it be just as cheap to buy a new Hurst shifter with the bent handle for this car. Sending out for a rebuild and re-chroming the shaft are not going to be cheap, are they??? Would think that cost of rebuild, re-chrome and shipping would be close if not over the cost of new shifter.
Steve
Steve
a new compitition plus shifter is $460 + installation kit.
the rebuild service takes 4-5 weeks.
the only problem is (since thsi shift stick is welded in place) if i choose the rebuild i will not have the flexibility to put n stock looking stick in the future if i want to with out replacign the entire shifter assy then.
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