TKO shifter box removal.
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TKO shifter box removal.
I did a search and did not find anything. My question is, I have a small fluid leak out of the shifter box after a few years. Obviously I did not have it sealed as well as I thought.
Is there any special procedure to remove the box, it has been a few years and I do not remember exactly how it snapped into place.
Thanks ahead of time for any advice you guys can give me!
Is there any special procedure to remove the box, it has been a few years and I do not remember exactly how it snapped into place.
Thanks ahead of time for any advice you guys can give me!
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From: Melbourne, Fla. 6 months- New Middletown, Ohio 6 months
I did a search and did not find anything. My question is, I have a small fluid leak out of the shifter box after a few years. Obviously I did not have it sealed as well as I thought.
Is there any special procedure to remove the box, it has been a few years and I do not remember exactly how it snapped into place.
Thanks ahead of time for any advice you guys can give me!
Is there any special procedure to remove the box, it has been a few years and I do not remember exactly how it snapped into place.
Thanks ahead of time for any advice you guys can give me!
Well, I guess I better try elsewhere. Thought someone here would of known something.
Thanks anyways!
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The box under the shifter is just a dust cover as far as I know there was nothing in mine when I took it off after 5 or so years, it is held on by 2 small screws if I remember correctly
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Generally these shifters are just a big ball joint... unbolt the screws that hold the shifter box to the tail housing and remove the box. Clean the mounting area, put down some black or grey RTV and remount it.
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You slopped so much sealant on it you covered up the screws. I did the same thing. Get in there and start scraping off the sealant and the screws will reveal themselves. Philips heads if I recall and tiny. Do yourself a favor and go to ACE hardware and pick up about 10 extra screws. I stripped and lost a bunch during reassembly. It's an awkward place to start a screw. Ha.
Good luck.
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Thanks for getting me thinking!
PS: Not sure what Brando and Motorhead are referring to., probably the dust cover and the upper boot.
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PS: In my last post when I mentioned the little red box I was referring to the shifter box which is red anodized aluminum.
Last edited by Red 71; Jun 30, 2012 at 09:11 PM.