Shifter Problems
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: New Hartford CT
My shifter seems to be moving side to side. My Question is where are the bolts to hold it centered on the top or is the only access from under the car. Thanks
Last edited by Lan.Jet; Jun 23, 2007 at 03:56 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
ALL of the shifter bolts are accessible from the top once you remove the console.
IF you just want to check the top mounting bolts, you can probably get to them by just removing the boot. It just snaps in place with a plastic ring inside the lip of the boot. You have to flex the retaining ring inward while carefully lifting up on the boot.
IF you just want to check the top mounting bolts, you can probably get to them by just removing the boot. It just snaps in place with a plastic ring inside the lip of the boot. You have to flex the retaining ring inward while carefully lifting up on the boot.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
To correctly check all the fasteners, your going to need to remove shift **** and then the center console.
Then the rubber close out cover. This is what you will see once all that is removed:
I have a KIRBAN shifter and it shifts like a well oiled Glock!
Yesterday I started to notice that some of the precision of the shifter was starting to degrade!
. Off the top of my head, I figured that the plastic shift bushing on the internal end of the shifter was worn or damaged:
Well,,,,when I pulled the shift boot off to take a quick look, I noticed that the four fasteners on top of the KIRBAN shifter had worked loose and that was what was causing the slop! It will be a quick fix! Some locktite and a 1/4" drive ratchet will make quick work of the problem.
BC
Then the rubber close out cover. This is what you will see once all that is removed:
I have a KIRBAN shifter and it shifts like a well oiled Glock!
Yesterday I started to notice that some of the precision of the shifter was starting to degrade!
. Off the top of my head, I figured that the plastic shift bushing on the internal end of the shifter was worn or damaged:Well,,,,when I pulled the shift boot off to take a quick look, I noticed that the four fasteners on top of the KIRBAN shifter had worked loose and that was what was causing the slop! It will be a quick fix!
Some locktite and a 1/4" drive ratchet will make quick work of the problem. BC
Last edited by Bill Curlee; Jun 24, 2007 at 10:47 AM.
