How do you remove the gear lever?
I wish to fit a quick shift to my car and would like some help as to the best method of how to remove the existing gear lever and replace it with the new quick shift stick?
STEP 1. Carefully raise and support vehicle using a jack and jack stands.
STEP 2. Unhook exhaust hangers, detach and lower transmisson mount, and remove heat shield.
STEP 3. Detach lower rubber shift boot and remove bolt and nut from shift rod and stock shifter.
STEP 4. Lower vehicle.
STEP 5. Remove center console from vehicle.
STEP 6. Remove leather and rubber boots from shifter.
STEP 7. Using internal retaining ring pliers, remove retaining ring and stock shifter from shift base.
STEP 8. Lubricate B&M Short Throw Shifter base with supplied grease and insert supplied o-ring into lower groove.
STEP 9. Insert B&M Short Throw Shifter assembly into shift base.
STEP 10. Reinstall retaining ring removed in step 7.
STEP 11. Carefully raise and support vehicle using jack and jack stands.
STEP 12. Reattach shift rod to B&M Short Throw Shifter and fully replace lower rubber shift boot.
STEP 13. Replace heat shield, raise and replace lower transmission mount, and reattach exhaust hangers.
STEP 14. Lower vehicle.
STEP 15. Test movement of B&M Short Throw Shifter. Ensure that all gears can be smoothly and fully engaged with no rough movement or binding. Check for proper operation of reverse lock-out mechanism. DO NOT operate vehicle until proper shifter function is verified.
STEP 16. Replace rubber and leather boots.
STEP 17. Reinstall center console
STEP 2. Unhook exhaust hangers, detach and lower transmisson mount, and remove heat shield.
STEP 3. Detach lower rubber shift boot and remove bolt and nut from shift rod and stock shifter.
STEP 4. Lower vehicle.
STEP 5. Remove center console from vehicle.
STEP 6. Remove leather and rubber boots from shifter.
STEP 7. Using internal retaining ring pliers, remove retaining ring and stock shifter from shift base.
STEP 8. Lubricate B&M Short Throw Shifter base with supplied grease and insert supplied o-ring into lower groove.
STEP 9. Insert B&M Short Throw Shifter assembly into shift base.
STEP 10. Reinstall retaining ring removed in step 7.
STEP 11. Carefully raise and support vehicle using jack and jack stands.
STEP 12. Reattach shift rod to B&M Short Throw Shifter and fully replace lower rubber shift boot.
STEP 13. Replace heat shield, raise and replace lower transmission mount, and reattach exhaust hangers.
STEP 14. Lower vehicle.
STEP 15. Test movement of B&M Short Throw Shifter. Ensure that all gears can be smoothly and fully engaged with no rough movement or binding. Check for proper operation of reverse lock-out mechanism. DO NOT operate vehicle until proper shifter function is verified.
STEP 16. Replace rubber and leather boots.
STEP 17. Reinstall center console
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