Shift Knob and Shaft Just Spin??
#1
Shift Knob and Shaft Just Spin??
I have a 1989 Pickup DLX with 5 speed manual and 4wd. I picked up some new seat bushings I am installing. I had a question though about the tapered shaft that is on the shifter.
It is the part the knob screws onto...mine just spins and spins. So my questions are:
1) How do I remove that piece, if possible?
2) How do I stop it from spinning around and secure it in place?
Thanks for knowledge you can part with me.
It is the part the knob screws onto...mine just spins and spins. So my questions are:
1) How do I remove that piece, if possible?
2) How do I stop it from spinning around and secure it in place?
Thanks for knowledge you can part with me.
#2
Registered User
I had this problem last year. I thought about using epoxy or JB weld to fix it but instead drilled a hole and put a bolt through it. This makes the upper shifter shaft easy to remove when I leave the truck somewhere. I figure maybe its a little theft deterrent too. I also sharpened the top of the lower shaft to a sharp point to make it harder to drive without the upper shaft.
#3
LOL that's cool! How does the shaft extension remove though? I tried pulling up on it pretty hard and it looks like there is a groove on the actual shift arm that this upper shaft piece somehow locks into. I can't seem to get it off.
#4
Registered User
Mine just came completely off one day while shifting. It had been spinning for months before that. From best I can tell its all pressed together with a rubber insert. Here are some pics of what your dealing with.