Shift boot fell down (pic)
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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You'll see his solution was to remove the ****, pop off the boot and then secure the boot with a piece of wire tightened in the groove you can see in your pic.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '15
Unfortunately, I think your best bet is going to be to turn the boot inside out then you can use a small zip tie to secure it to that ring. It's not that bad a job if you're inclined to try it. Otherwise you could crazy glue it I guess.
Racer
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Yup... Take the panel off with the boot... Turn the boot inside out and resecure it to the locking ring with a zip tie... Mine was secured with a zip tie from the factory... If you need instructions for removing the trim and panel, go to the MGW Shifters site and watch their install videos.
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Pro
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Thank you for the replies everyone. I do have a staple gun so I shall take it apart and make the repair. I considered getting the suede boot I feel it will look funny with the leather ****. Again thank you for the help and replys. - Mike
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Burning Brakes
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I don't know why nobody has said to take it to the dealer for a new one. Very few C7s are out of the 3 year/36k mile bumper to bumper, even late 2014s still have some time left. Call your dealer, ask for a new one. Worry about garage fixes after the warranty is up.
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Pro
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Warranty would cover it. However I am a service manager of a car dealer ship ( not Chevrolet ) and its like not wanting to eat at a restaurant after working there. I have a recall on my daily driver and I am still worried about bringing it to be done cause of what goes on in the dealer ships. If I can fix it easily I rather do that. I will give it a try. If I have trouble I will go the dealer.
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Burning Brakes
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.......boot boot..........ring
....boot..........boot....ring
boot..... .(o-ring)boot..ring indent
boot.............boot....ring
boot
boot
boot
boot
Last edited by agapsdiver; Mar 1, 2017 at 05:22 PM.
Burning Brakes
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I'd like to see a picture of that. Mine had no o-ring it had two staples. The o-rings came with the new ****, two thicknesses. To keep the vibrations down.
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