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that had to be the best piece of info i have search and tried. my car would not go into first gear due to the PO's hack job.
the rubber grommet on the selector ball was missing, and a few more bushings were missing. i relaced them all today and the car would not go into first gear at all without pushing down and bypassing the Reverse Lockout.
so after fixing all that crap and seeing first gear was a *****, i decided to read up on the "tricks" to adjusting the shifter.
here's what i did.
1. put car in neutral
2. remove shift knob and shift boot assembly
3. loosen clamp on shift rod closest to transmission (right in front of selector ball that the short shift bar bolts to)
4. wiggle stickshift side to side (not sure if this is neccesary, but i read it in one of the many threads i read today, so i gave it a shot. whoever original said it claimed it helps in breaking the clamp loose)
5. grab a cassette (to the yougins: a cassette is what everyone had for music before CDs and MP3 players)
6. remove cassette from it's case
7. look at cassete and note where the cassette is thicker (the part where the tape is exposed)
8. place the thick part between the plastic arm and lockout (have a friend hold it in place by putting pressure towards the drivers side of car so the cassette doesn't fall.
9. tighten clamp that you loosened in step 3
10. remove cassette
11. re-install shift boot and knob
12. test drive
13. feel satisfaction for a DIY well done
http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
that had to be the best piece of info i have search and tried. my car would not go into first gear due to the PO's hack job.
the rubber grommet on the selector ball was missing, and a few more bushings were missing. i relaced them all today and the car would not go into first gear at all without pushing down and bypassing the Reverse Lockout.
so after fixing all that crap and seeing first gear was a *****, i decided to read up on the "tricks" to adjusting the shifter.
here's what i did.
1. put car in neutral
2. remove shift knob and shift boot assembly
3. loosen clamp on shift rod closest to transmission (right in front of selector ball that the short shift bar bolts to)
4. wiggle stickshift side to side (not sure if this is neccesary, but i read it in one of the many threads i read today, so i gave it a shot. whoever original said it claimed it helps in breaking the clamp loose)
5. grab a cassette (to the yougins: a cassette is what everyone had for music before CDs and MP3 players)
6. remove cassette from it's case
7. look at cassete and note where the cassette is thicker (the part where the tape is exposed)
8. place the thick part between the plastic arm and lockout (have a friend hold it in place by putting pressure towards the drivers side of car so the cassette doesn't fall.
9. tighten clamp that you loosened in step 3
10. remove cassette
11. re-install shift boot and knob
12. test drive
13. feel satisfaction for a DIY well done
http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif