89FerrariShelby
07-24-2011, 10:47 PM
Evening guys,
Searched the forum, and couldn't come up with a thread on this. Some small mentions here and there, but thought if everyone was willing to help, it could be consolidated.
I managed to blow the shifter bushing off the back of the transmission on my Spirit R/T during some spirited driving. Pat was super helpful in helping me diagnose the issue and track down the replacement parts.
This past weekend i attempted to re-install the new bushing I recieved. But after an hour of scraping, pushing, crying, and banging my head against the car, it wouldn't go on.
I read about boiling. I boiled the bushing for 15 minutes, then got nervous i was going to melt it, so stopped that (i melted my first 3 mouth guards when i joined the lacrosse team). Was that too short?
I oiled up the end of the "shaft" coming out of the tranny...no help.
I put the hairdryer on it for 30 minutes, still wouldn't go over.
I can barely squeeze my hand in there, but I don't think i'm going to gain much room unless i dismantle stuff, and i'm hoping that's not necessary (i already have one car on jackstands, gutted from the bottom).
Who knows, maybe i did all i can and its just a matter of keep on trying til it magically works for once. But i wanted to check in with the experts before i hurt myself trying it. =)
Thanks in advance guys. I love the knowledge on this site. I can honestly say if it wasn't for this site i would have been out of the TM game awhile ago (still trying to decide if that's a good or bad thing, but i've convinced myself its good for now...lol).
:lol:
Searched the forum, and couldn't come up with a thread on this. Some small mentions here and there, but thought if everyone was willing to help, it could be consolidated.
I managed to blow the shifter bushing off the back of the transmission on my Spirit R/T during some spirited driving. Pat was super helpful in helping me diagnose the issue and track down the replacement parts.
This past weekend i attempted to re-install the new bushing I recieved. But after an hour of scraping, pushing, crying, and banging my head against the car, it wouldn't go on.
I read about boiling. I boiled the bushing for 15 minutes, then got nervous i was going to melt it, so stopped that (i melted my first 3 mouth guards when i joined the lacrosse team). Was that too short?
I oiled up the end of the "shaft" coming out of the tranny...no help.
I put the hairdryer on it for 30 minutes, still wouldn't go over.
I can barely squeeze my hand in there, but I don't think i'm going to gain much room unless i dismantle stuff, and i'm hoping that's not necessary (i already have one car on jackstands, gutted from the bottom).
Who knows, maybe i did all i can and its just a matter of keep on trying til it magically works for once. But i wanted to check in with the experts before i hurt myself trying it. =)
Thanks in advance guys. I love the knowledge on this site. I can honestly say if it wasn't for this site i would have been out of the TM game awhile ago (still trying to decide if that's a good or bad thing, but i've convinced myself its good for now...lol).
:lol: