Shifter (bushing) question
Brax Sisco
xenex@chpl.net
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:38:19 -0600
Well, I finally got my Pacesetter Shifter today after 2 months on
backorder... I plan to do the install tomorrow, weather permitting.
I've read up on se-r.net and elsewhere about the install, and I think I
can do it. But here's my question. I also got the ES "shifter
stabilizer" bushing, based on se-r.net and the archives. But what I
THOUGHT it was was the bushing that goes around the "ball" on the
shifter lever. I now see that it is instead the bushing that mounts the
support arm to the tranny.
Now, I was hoping to do the install using the car jack, a couple of
jackstands, and a socket set. But to install the ES bushing, will I
have to remove the motor mount? Is it possible to just slip them in
from under the car, or would I have to remove the "support arm" and
press the bushings in? Also, I don't have any "ES grease." Is that
some special stuff, or can I just use CV joint grease?
I've never installed a shifter before, so I just want to know what I'm
getting into. I don't have a garage, or a hydraulic jack, etc...
Thanks,
Brax