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OK how the heck do you remove the silver wedge from the shifter **** after the plastic shift pattern cap is removed?
You need to get a flat screw driver and wedge it under the locking wedge you mention and pry upwards on it. It's pressed in, but it doesn't take too much pressure to release it. You can also pry it upwards a little bit and then use a pair of pliers to lift it out all the way. After you remove it, just unscrew the ****. When you reinstall it, just tap it in snuggly. Do not smash it it with a hammer.
flyboyslc1, that is one impressive shift ****!! how many hours do you estimate you have in it? it very unique and certainly one of a kind!
In hard hours, probably about 20 or so. If i was mass producing them, i could probably half time that. But i really did it just to see if i could? The wood work is really fairly straight forward. It is just integrating the unique way that Corvette uses to match the shift rod. Thanks for taking a look.
Awesome, Steve!
But, as a metal worker and woodworker, I have to ask how you broached the square key hole in the ****?? That's the part I wanted to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Larry
Larry, excellent question! But if you think about it, i think you will realize that the Corvette **** key locks to the slot in the all thread coupler, so the actual hole in the wood is insignificant. I think i cut the slot in the all thread coupler with a hacksaw and tuned the width with a file. You, being a metalworker, would use a mill i supose and get a much nicer job!
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