Manual Shifter Pull Up Ring
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Racer
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Manual Shifter Pull Up Ring
1989 manual six speed original.
Does anyone know the hex key size to loosen the reverse pull up ring on the shifter?
Is it a hex key or something else?
Dang thing is small.
Does anyone know the hex key size to loosen the reverse pull up ring on the shifter?
Is it a hex key or something else?
Dang thing is small.
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Racer
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From: Katy Texas
To hijack my own thread, I went ahead and removed the rubber shields and lubricated all shifter parts I could reach with white lithium spray. Smoothed out the shifter a lot but there still seems to be a lot of slop forward and aft.
All of this to replace the shifter boot with a new piece of leather.
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In this thread .077 is mentioned and I last did the lift-ring in maybe '06 or '07 and I don't recall. I'd have maybe guessed 2mm.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1575711652
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1575711652
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Racer
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From: Katy Texas
In this thread .077 is mentioned and I last did the lift-ring in maybe '06 or '07 and I don't recall. I'd have maybe guessed 2mm.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1575711652
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1575711652
And here's a new shifter boot:
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ZFDoc says it is a 0.077" on the following link. (that is very close to 2mm)
http://www.zfdoc.com/transmission.htm
http://www.zfdoc.com/transmission.htm
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Racer
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From: Katy Texas
ZFDoc says it is a 0.077" on the following link. (that is very close to 2mm)
http://www.zfdoc.com/transmission.htm
http://www.zfdoc.com/transmission.htm
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ZFDoc says it is a 0.077" on the following link. (that is very close to 2mm)
http://www.zfdoc.com/transmission.htm
http://www.zfdoc.com/transmission.htm
5/64 is .078125 and 2mm is .07874. I didn't recall and didn't feel up to checking. I might!! I thought I had a 'lift-ring' here in the house but I don't.
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