Hurst shifter install.......HELP!!!!!!
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Hurst shifter install.......HELP!!!!!!
Ok - I have the Hurst shifter 89% installed - the gearshift rod is on the gearshift shaft - now I have to get the retaining pin back into the hole. 
- How in the world do I do that? I can't get anything near that pin in order to push it down.
- How in the world do I do that? I can't get anything near that pin in order to push it down.
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I think I installed the pin from the bottom as well, with needle nose pliers. But it has been a while since I put mine in. I did drop the exhaust for better access. It is worth the aggrivation in the long run!
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Thanks for the suggestions - I had gotten to that point, so the last thing I was going to do was take the shifter out to get the pin out. I ended up getting creative and using a small screwdriver to get it partially in, then using a long slim socket to force it in the rest of the way. Getting that lower boot properly installed..........well let's just say it's on there.
So far I love the feel and throw of the Hurst,
So far I love the feel and throw of the Hurst,
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by Strick
If I remember right, you can push the retaining pin out and reinstall it from the bottom.
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Originally Posted by TM-96CE
Getting that lower boot properly installed..........well let's just say it's on there.
Lets just say I was glad there were no little kids around when I did mine. They woulda learn a lot of new words. Other than that you will love the Hurst!
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Originally Posted by VictorRussell'92
That lowr boot and me got issues with each other but I'm still standin and its on there. Lets just say I was glad there were no little kids around when I did mine. They woulda learn a lot of new words.
Other than that you will love the Hurst!
Lets just say I was glad there were no little kids around when I did mine. They woulda learn a lot of new words. Other than that you will love the Hurst!
- I know exactly what you mean. I cursed the Corvette engineers, the ZF engineers...heck I even cursed my wife and dogs. I can't imagine the mindset to come up with some of the lame things on this car. They definitely didn't have the "do-it-yourself" guys in mind.
Last edited by TM-Z06; Dec 13, 2004 at 11:53 AM.
