[Scales]

Hey guys, how the hell do you get this black thing off the shifter???

[Bruce]

Ya don't AFAIK.

[Scales]

then how would one replace the boot, spring, etc....

[Joe]

Bruce wrote:

Ya don't AFAIK.

Correct they are glued on

Boot stretches over the top from what i remember

[Scales]

aggggggg

best suggestion for getting it off without destroying it? i need to get the boot and crap off so i can bend it.

[SierraDan]

Grinder. Put a slice down it and pry it off. The boot will slide it off though.

[Bruce]

It's a tight fit but they come off. Let the rubber invert if that makes sense?

[Scales]

well the rubber wont even go past the tiniest little lip on the shaft, its pretty stiff, cant see it stretching AT ALL.

have these been cut off before?

[Bruce]

Never cut any of the ones I have taken off.

[Scales]

it has to come off somehow or the metal clip and spring cant be replaced ever.

[Scales]

Bruce wrote:

Never cut any of the ones I have taken off.

are you talking about the rubber? or the solid black thing in the pic?

[atari4x4]

the solid black thing (shifter) is rubber filled & bonded to the shifter shaft for NVH dampening

[Scales]

so i cant get it off then. I need to heat the shaft up but im worried about destroying the boot.

[SierraDan]

The boot WILL come off. Pull harder, it won't rip.

[Bruce]

SierraDan wrote:

The boot WILL come off. Pull harder, it won't rip.

x2

[Fatzook]

The boot slides over the thick black bit. To replace the spring, you cut the old one off, and slide the new one down over the thick black section. It will take some force. If you aren't sure, try and slide the new one on before you cut the old one off.

The locking collar stays.

[Scales]

okay im just leaving it as is for now, im goin crazy on it and i think im just making it worse for later. tried using 3 small screwdrivers to lever it off too. it seems to handle a bit of heat ok, so ill see what happens

[zooky08]

Turn the boot inside out then pull it offs

[Scales]

yeah tried that, its really really really really tight. ill re-visit it tomorrow, im done with it for now. at least the bulk of the t-case swap is done.

[zooky08]

Soak it in hot water?

[cairns27]

Try dish washing liquid.

bye

[fire60]

When I heated mine to bend it after a body lift, I wrapped a wet rag around the hollow part with the rubber insert to stop it burning. This worked ok. I assume you are heating the stick after a B/L??

[twitchy]

Jesus lads, ya wanna squeeze the big black bit through the tiny hole???????? Bahahahaha, try KY then

[whincup]

twitchy wrote:

Jesus lads, ya wanna squeeze the big black bit through the tiny hole???????? Bahahahaha, try KY then

i was having a laugh reading this thread thinking, they need lube... but seriously, try a bit of ky, or vaseline, or something along those lines...

[Scales]

had another go this morning, the boot aint coming off without destroying it. but its withstanding the blowtorch nicely anyway. so ill just keep at it.

its not for a bodylift, just did an sj case swap.

[want33s]

NT transfer shifters don't have the rubber in the stick.
May be easier to use one of them.

[SierraDan]

I might even have one Scales..

[wolf_rt]

i used dishwashing liquid to get a new boot on, and cut the old one off

[Scales]

well i got it off..... snapped the whole shaft into 3 pieces whilst bending... FUCK!!!!!

[Teracis]

Scales wrote:

well i got it off..... snapped the whole shaft into 3 pieces whilst bending... FUCK!!!!!

Get the welder out!

How bloody much were you trying to bend the thing?

I bent a gearstick enough to make it work with a BL with a near empty gas bottle, a hammer and a block of wood and had no dramas, you must have been going pretty bloody hard!