Hurst Shifter Install Help!
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Instructor
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From: Toms River NJ
Hurst Shifter Install Help!
I have all the new parts installed onto the hurst shifter from doing the work on the bench and i am proceeding to put the shifter in the car, but i am having a problem getting the pin back on from underneath the car that locks the shifter to the transmission. Any creative tips that you had to use. I can get it started about an 1/8 of an inch on the shaft but as soon as i try push it on a little more the shifter pushes the transmission shaft into the motor like its changing gears and does not allow me to access the hole so that i can punch the pin back in. Any help is greatly appreciated, i spent 2 hours last night wrestling with this part and it won.
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If I rememeber correctly,
I stuck a Phillips screwdriver in the holes to align the pin holes, then shifted the shifter top end forward so that the linkage was pulled backwards,
then I grabbed the shaft that goes into the tranny with a pair of needle nose and held it from moving, then pulled the phillips and put the pin in.
I stuck a Phillips screwdriver in the holes to align the pin holes, then shifted the shifter top end forward so that the linkage was pulled backwards,
then I grabbed the shaft that goes into the tranny with a pair of needle nose and held it from moving, then pulled the phillips and put the pin in.
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
This gave me several problems as well. Just because of this step I will never do another shifter install on these cars again. LD85 explains the best 'one man procedure'. I needed someone to hold the shifter stick in place while I messed around under the car. I ended up getting my neighbor to help me. He held the stick while I worked the pin in place. I also ended up heating the dowel pin with a torch to make it easier to work with, and bashed it in with a hammer.
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St. Jude Donor '03
With a little grease, I was able to get the dowel pin to stick in place at the top of the shifting linkage. Then with the pin stuck in the top hole I mated the linkage to the tranny shaft and pushed down very gently until the pin slid into place. I had to be careful it wouldn't fall out of the bottom. Then I slid the ring in place. Make sure the ring is firmly around both ends of the pin. Good luck with the boot after this. It is also not easy. 
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From: Toms River NJ
Oh man this has to be the most PITA mod ever, but hopefully it will be worth it. Some great suggestions so far. I have been trying to do this with the pin already installed in a little bit, but maybe i should try pulling that out and then reinstalling after everything is aligned. Great advice also on the needle nose to keep the trans shaft from pushing back in.
Burning Brakes
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From: Meadville PA
when i did mine 2 weeks ago i took the pin and groung a small chamfer around the one end then drove the pin in the collar slipped the assembly in and slid the collar onto the shaft after it was on i taped the pin lightly so as it would drag a bit then tapped it forward till i felt it free up thus indicating it was over the hole.. since it is now chamfered it will drive right in took less than 5 minutes.. i also made sure the retaining ring clip was all ready expanded on the collar as well so all i had to do is slide into the groove once the pin was installed 
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St. Jude Donor '03
Originally Posted by 96 CE LT-4
Oh man, i was hoping that boot wasnt going to be too bad to put on, but looks like another headache going forward. UGHHHHH
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I tapped my pin from the bottom with a regular flat punch, I did not have to hit it hard.
If you shift the linkage backward you should have lots of clearance
The Boot was a B!@T$H to put on though!
If you shift the linkage backward you should have lots of clearance
The Boot was a B!@T$H to put on though!
Melting Slicks
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From: Texas
I spent like 1.5 hours on my back in the driveway working on that freakin' pin. I had someone hold the shifter in place while I punched it in. HUGE PAIN but definately worth it and I'd do it again if I got another C4.
