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Hurst shifter install goes really wrong!
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Sacramento CA
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (OCMike)
DUDE!!! That really sucks...sorry to hear that...
I started my shifter replacement today, and when I got everything off, guess what, there was Mold everywhere. the previous owner must have spilled somthing in there, and never cleaned it up. Its horrible....
I started my shifter replacement today, and when I got everything off, guess what, there was Mold everywhere. the previous owner must have spilled somthing in there, and never cleaned it up. Its horrible....
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2000
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From: Mission Viejo Ca
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (Jackal)
Just an update: Found a new boot for $50.00 and a forum member sold me a ****/key for $25.00 shipped. In the meantime my makeshift shifter fell apart so I went to Pep Boy's and picked up a ricer special anodized Type R shifter. God I feel so goofy at a stoplight. I keep my hand on the shifter so noone looks in and see's it. I also cover the **** with a shirt when I park it. But now with a real **** on I can truly feel the difference the Hurst made. I still consider this a worthwhile upgrade even if it was a pain in the butt. Shifts are much more solid now. The 1-2 and 2-3 shift are awesome. I decided to go with just the light outter springs installed and it seems to work great. I carry a allen wrench with me until I get the spring setting exactly where I want them. Thats the only positive thing about not having a shifter boot installed yet is that I can make quick spring adjustments at the stoplight. Thanks to Shawn at L.A.P.D. for getting me the Hurst after the long wait.
Thanks,
Aaron Lephart
Thanks,
Aaron Lephart
Safety Car
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From: Atlantis
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Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (GTP)
Here's all the information you "WOULD" have needed to save yourself a lot of frustration.
It's a little like reading the instructions after all else fails, though.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=312883
Some simple advice: Don't underestimate the amount of information that is free for the reading on Corvette Forum.
There's not much you can experience with your Vette that someon else here hasn't already experienced and posted here.
Glad you got your shift **** off. Wish you'd read my post before going to all that trouble.
Best regards.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Ex-SF Bay Area; now happily Denver area
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (VetNutJim)
What a disaster :eek: My demon key came out so easily I couldn't understand what everyone was talking about. Then after the install I put it back in and even tapped on it and it still came out easily the second time by just prying on the left edge.
Anyway, all of my stock stuff is saved in a box because I got a Ken King short boot and aftermarket ****...and it looks like you took a similar route... so at least it's finished and you don't need to save the broken stuff. But still...I really feel for your frustration...when things go bad and then get worse it can sometimes be overwhelming. Glad it's over.
Anyway, all of my stock stuff is saved in a box because I got a Ken King short boot and aftermarket ****...and it looks like you took a similar route... so at least it's finished and you don't need to save the broken stuff. But still...I really feel for your frustration...when things go bad and then get worse it can sometimes be overwhelming. Glad it's over.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Richmond Texas
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (FunDriver)
My dad and I tried to replace just the know with a new one. We broke one side of the key off. Now I don't know how we will ever get the thing off. Maybe a set of vice grips or something?
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 153
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From: Overland Park KS
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (VetNutJim)
Here's all the information you "WOULD" have needed to save yourself a lot of frustration.
It's a little like reading the instructions after all else fails, though.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=312883
Some simple advice: Don't underestimate the amount of information that is free for the reading on Corvette Forum.
There's not much you can experience with your Vette that someon else here hasn't already experienced and posted here.
Glad you got your shift **** off. Wish you'd read my post before going to all that trouble.
Best regards.
It's a little like reading the instructions after all else fails, though.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=312883
Some simple advice: Don't underestimate the amount of information that is free for the reading on Corvette Forum.
There's not much you can experience with your Vette that someon else here hasn't already experienced and posted here.
Glad you got your shift **** off. Wish you'd read my post before going to all that trouble.
Best regards.
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Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (QuickSilver97)
Another brilliant GM design plan -- the demon key :mad
I'm sorry yours went so bad. My install was easy except for trying to get the key out, but luckily it came after about 15 minutes of encouragement. :rolleyes:
I'm sorry yours went so bad. My install was easy except for trying to get the key out, but luckily it came after about 15 minutes of encouragement. :rolleyes:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Newland US
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (GTP)
My post won't help Aaron, but maybe somewhere down the line someone else may benefit...so here goes.
First, in my install, the 2 screw driver method, prying alternately with one, then the other, to produce a rocking motion worked just fine.
But the tip that some member (don't recall who it was) posted a long time ago, seemed pretty ingenious to me and has stuck in my mind. He improvised a slide hammer by removing the adusting bolt from the handle of the vice grips and replacing with a length of threaded rod; the length being sufficient to accomadate a weight of some sort (I've forgotten what he used), then a nut on the end of the rod for the sliding weight to hit against.
So anyone that runs up against a case where the pin will absolutely not budge might want to consider the slide hammer tip.
I do apologize for being unable to give credit to the original poster. Maybe he will read this and come on board with a first hand account.
Good luck.
Mark
First, in my install, the 2 screw driver method, prying alternately with one, then the other, to produce a rocking motion worked just fine.
But the tip that some member (don't recall who it was) posted a long time ago, seemed pretty ingenious to me and has stuck in my mind. He improvised a slide hammer by removing the adusting bolt from the handle of the vice grips and replacing with a length of threaded rod; the length being sufficient to accomadate a weight of some sort (I've forgotten what he used), then a nut on the end of the rod for the sliding weight to hit against.
So anyone that runs up against a case where the pin will absolutely not budge might want to consider the slide hammer tip.
I do apologize for being unable to give credit to the original poster. Maybe he will read this and come on board with a first hand account.
Good luck.
Mark
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Panama City Beach FL
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (MDT)
It seems in hindsight I was one of the lucky ones with a relatively easily removed **** key.
Your installation of the Hurst shifter was an interesting reading. Glad to read everything work alright in the end.
Your installation of the Hurst shifter was an interesting reading. Glad to read everything work alright in the end.
Pro
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 522
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From: Atlanta, GA
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong!
The effort to remove the key varies greatly between cars. But in every case, all it takes is a medium-sized pair of curved-jaw vise-grips clamped tightly on the sides of the key. The front "teeth" of these vise grips are about parallel when set at the width of the key, which is the key to maintaining a tight grip that won't slip off. Pull up on the vise-grips as you hit the side of the vise grips near the jaw with a 1-2 lb hammer. Sometimes pulling side-to-side does the job, but tapping with a hammer will definitely do it.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: Pinehurst, NC
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (GTP)
I used vice grips to get mine out, and the grips slipped off. I was pulling so hard that it came back and smacked me in the mouth. Big FAT lip and alot of blood.
Safety Car
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From: Leesburg Va
Re: Hurst shifter install goes really wrong! (luvinc5)
It seems in hindsight I was one of the lucky ones with a relatively easily removed **** key.
Your installation of the Hurst shifter was an interesting reading. Glad to read everything work alright in the end.
Your installation of the Hurst shifter was an interesting reading. Glad to read everything work alright in the end.
Wiz
