New C6Z06 shifter STUCK
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Drifting
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New C6Z06 shifter STUCK
Any ideas? I'm installing a new C6Z06 shfter in my C5 and my Brand new shifter is STUCK! Even without the linkage hooked up it won't move . Is there something i'm missing? 
Burning Brakes
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After install pull neutral adjusting pin
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?threadid=1292469
Originally Posted by Classic-Chevy-Guy
Patches,
1) You menioned that you pulled the neutral adjusting pin up to free the shifter movement. How and why was this done?
Look at the shifter assembly, you see a silver-colored elbow "lock" in the front of the shifter base that goes from a vertical slot into the black shaft housing in the base. In the down position, this lock keeps the shifter centered in the neutral position so you can loosen the shift rod coupler and adjust the shifter to it's best centered position to ensure shifting smoothness. The elbow comes from the factory in the locked mode so you can install the shifter in it's best centered position. To unlock and free up the shifter for use, you simply pull the elbow up until it's disengaged from the shift rod.
Originally Posted by Classic-Chevy-Guy
Patches,
1) You menioned that you pulled the neutral adjusting pin up to free the shifter movement. How and why was this done?
Look at the shifter assembly, you see a silver-colored elbow "lock" in the front of the shifter base that goes from a vertical slot into the black shaft housing in the base. In the down position, this lock keeps the shifter centered in the neutral position so you can loosen the shift rod coupler and adjust the shifter to it's best centered position to ensure shifting smoothness. The elbow comes from the factory in the locked mode so you can install the shifter in it's best centered position. To unlock and free up the shifter for use, you simply pull the elbow up until it's disengaged from the shift rod.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
The pin on the front of the housing SHOULD NOT be in this position!!!
I took mine out and glued it to the tunnel with silicone RTV. The pin will lock it up in neutral!!!
BC
I took mine out and glued it to the tunnel with silicone RTV. The pin will lock it up in neutral!!!
BC
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
After installed per the service manual, then the pin is pulled up. Just want to make sure that was understood as it sounds like the original poster hasn't completed the installation yet.
