Hi all ive got a f250 with a 6.9l and a 5spd zf 5s-42 and i cant for the life of me find a shifter for it, the guy i got it from broke the part that goes into the tranny in half and i would like to try and go stock with it but the ones i have found are short throws from ebay for like 150+ any one got ideas on where to find one? Junk yards around my area dont have ford trucks before 95 or so. And very rarely have manual tranny trucks in there

 

Checked your local dealer? Or has it been moved to the "obsolete" bin already?

I had to buy a new shifter handle for our '99 F450. Someone got a little rough with it and broke it off where it bolts to the transmission lid.

 

have you tried..............wait for it.........

A TRANSMISSION SHOP

 

Brad, yes i have and got told by them that they have the same problem i do with thay stuff. I talked to a parts house out here (mom and pop one) and he searched for a few hours and found a used one from a connection so hes getting shipped to him.

 

There you go. problem solved. But maybe next time you go to a better shop that will get you a new one

 

when mine broke i welded it.

 

When mine broke, I welded it like Tom
I also added 3" to it, as I have a body lift on the truck
Now the shifter don't smash my hand on the dash anymore

 

ive talked to lots of shops and junk yards in the area and it was difficult to find anyone that would give me the time of day after they knew what i was looking for, ive got it installed now and drove it with a makeshift shifter lever and will be making a new one formed for my liking.