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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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My 76 Corvette does not have the origonal shifter ball. Its an automatic. I want to replace the shifter ball thats on it now because it is hard to press the top button down. If I order a new shifter ball and spring what do I need to do to put this back on. Does the ball just unscrew and the ball and spring come off and just put the new one back on. Or is there something special that has to be done to change it back?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by relic1864
My 76 Corvette does not have the origonal shifter ball. Its an automatic. I want to replace the shifter ball thats on it now because it is hard to press the top button down. If I order a new shifter ball and spring what do I need to do to put this back on. Does the ball just unscrew and the ball and spring come off and just put the new one back on. Or is there something special that has to be done to change it back?
Just unscrew and swap, there is a spring under the push button and thats it...
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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I don't know about your aftermarket shifter ball, but on the original you have to unscrew the button, then unscrew the ball.
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Really, on my 76 i just unscrewed the bass and the button came off! No way to unscrew it first...
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Really, on my 76 i just unscrewed the bass and the button came off! No way to unscrew it first...
Well there you go you been screwin the Bass. Why did I not think of that.
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Originally Posted by Carlos840
Just unscrew and swap, there is a spring under the push button and thats it...
Yep. Be ready to catch the spring when you unscrew the thumb button.

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Well there you go you been screwin the Bass. Why did I not think of that.
I actually meant the Ball! Im a bass player, must of had a brain fart when i typed that!
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mine was all stuck together. a few choice words and some vice grips got it apart. Of course, everything was pretty well messed up by then...
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