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Sep 20, 2004 | 10:28 AM

tomsrod

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stick shift removal

I'm looking for tips from anyone who has removed the floor stick shift on a 4 speed shifter. My Ford manual says to remove the shift boot and then depress and rotate the cap counter clockwise. I can't seem to get the cap to depress or rotate. The previous owner cut the shifter and then re-threaded it to accept a shift **** with large threads. I want to go back to original and have a replacement original shifter.

Sep 20, 2004 | 11:00 AM

smcafee

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Those can be a real pain. Sometimes they just come off the way the book says, sometimes it takes two guys. One to depress the other to turn. Just keep trying. It does need to depress quite a ways. 3/16 to a 1/4 inch maybe. If yours' is not depressing at all, there may be some gunk in there fowling up the works. Every time I take one off I think about making a tool to drpress and turn. Try a little wd40 or other light lube in there to loosen it up. Good luck! Steve in Boise

Sep 20, 2004 | 12:40 PM

6t6merc

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A pain is right. When you have the retainer off look for any damage to the hook areas and clean them up with a file and maybe pliers.
Eric

Sep 20, 2004 | 12:54 PM

camperspecial65

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What model tranny are you working with ???
Warners have a screwon cup and rod lifts right out, NP is the one thats a pain.

Sep 20, 2004 | 02:13 PM

Lazy Hog Farmer

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I"ve been down that road and here is what I did. I made a "u" shaped block of wood out of a piece of 2x4 that was long enough to fit between the lever retainer and a bottle jack that I placed between the wood and the under side of the dash. I protected the dash with a piece of rubber. A little leverage from the jack and the retainer will depress so that you can turn it. The block and the jack are a handfull and a second pair of hands would be usefull but I was able to do it by myself. Kind of backyardish but it works great. Good luck, Lazy

Sep 20, 2004 | 02:49 PM

Mike G

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I just gave up and dropped the whole tranny out the bottom of the truck with the stick attached... My method was justified as the replacement is a C6

--Mike

Sep 20, 2004 | 07:35 PM

tomsrod

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stick shift removal

All good suggestions, but still no luck. I'm in the process of rigging something like lazy hog farmer suggested. Thanks to all and I'll keep you updated. It is the NP tranny and not a big enough issue to drop the tranny.