new shifter intall

[PhantomZ28]

hello yall,
i just have a littel question. i just bought an slp short through shifter for my 97 z28 t-56 and i was just wondering how hard instilation is? and if its hard what do you think it would cost to have a shop install it? and should i use a thread lock on it if i doit myself? any feedback welcome ^.^

[wolfdogs]

its easy. take your time..dont over torque anything. thread lock is up to you...... somedo.....somedont.

[PhantomZ28]

okie dokie i planed to set aside like 3 -4 hours to do this install. thanks for theadvice!

[Injuneer]

The hardest part is getting the console out of the way. There are bolts in the bottom of the console "bin", and most likely a small bolted clip that holds the front of the console to the bottom of the dash - varies with year of car.

Once you have access to the top of the tranny, there are 4 bolts to remove. Then lift the old shifter off. BE SURE to save the little nylon "cup" that the stock shifter ball sits in on the shifter rails. You need to re-use it.

Put a thin bead of RTV around the rim of the tranny housing where the shifter sits. Install the new shifter with the ball in the cup and the cup in the rail. Put the 4 bolts in, and do not over tighten.

As I recall, the SLP shifter requires you to remove the shift lever from the stock shifter and re-use it on the new one. That's 2 more bolts to loosen.

I'd say an hour-and-a-half should be more than enough for the "first time"..... next time it will take you 1/3 of that because you will figure out how to minimize the work in getting the console out of the way.

[PhantomZ28]

ok ive looked in my car and found 4 bolts. is that all thats holdin theconcol in or are their more? plus do i need to take off thee-brake handel?

[WICKED LT1]

There is a tab on the inside edge of the brake handle that when lifted w/ a screwdriver, will allow the brake handle to come up vertical. Then you can lift the console off of it. It does not come all the way out very easily and is not necessary. Also, make sure not to get any of the old RTV into the trans. I stuffed the opening with a clean rag while I scraped the old RTV off.

You may have to pry a little to get the old shifter off, that RTV gets ugly sometimes. Have fun


:-)

-Paul

[PhantomZ28]

alll righty well i did a restuninstall of the center consol and it came off pretty easy i need that rubber thing aroundtheshifter right? the one with 7 screws init. but it tool less than an hour to do this so ide imagine it would take at most 2 hours. thanks for the help guys!

[PhantomZ28]

ok well its all done and took about 40 minuets!! but ok heres hwat threw me off the kit i bought came with a shortened stick anda spacer but thespacer was cut wrong way. but i switched it around and it worked perfectely. gad its so effortless to shift from 2-3!! and 1-2~ its amaizing if you dont have a short throw you should definately get one!
~KI~

[wolfdogs]

Originally posted by PhantomZ28
ok well its all done and took about 40 minuets!! but ok heres hwat threw me off the kit i bought came with a shortened stick anda spacer but thespacer was cut wrong way. but i switched it around and it worked perfectely. gad its so effortless to shift from 2-3!! and 1-2~ its amaizing if you dont have a short throw you should definately get one!
~KI~

i have Lou Salzainos "short stick". on a hurst. awesome indeed.