Can't Seat Shifter After New Bushing

[vtrunnin]

All,

Can't seat my shifter after new bushing was put in. There does not seem to be a reason why as it just has to line up with the pins and drop in. Has anyone had to put a LOT of force to drop it into place so you can put the sprung cap on? Kind of a silly question but I'm sure someone here has seen it.

Thanks

 

[ZionXIX]

All,

Can't seat my shifter after new bushing was put in. There does not seem to be a reason why as it just has to line up with the pins and drop in. Has anyone had to put a LOT of force to drop it into place so you can put the sprung cap on? Kind of a silly question but I'm sure someone here has seen it.

Thanks

When I replaced the bushings on my 2WD shifter, I had a lot of trouble aligning the pin to go all the way through. It took me several tries and I ended up removing that rubber mat thing and replacing it afterwards. Once the bolt was partially aligned I had to use a hammer and screwdriver to encourage it to go the rest of the way. I thought it was a super simple job, and it was until replacing the bolt. Took me an hour just to do that part. Fighting the rubber seal wasn't helping things either. Im not sure how different this is on the 4WD shifters.

 

[vtrunnin]

Sorry, left out some details. Manual transmission, white/opaque bushing on the end of the shift lever. Seems to not want to seat into the tranny interface. I'm about to sand this thing down a bit but don't really want to. Its a bear and I can't seem to get a solid force straight down to seat it.

 

[ZionXIX]

Sorry, left out some details. Manual transmission, white/opaque bushing on the end of the shift lever. Seems to not want to seat into the tranny interface. I'm about to sand this thing down a bit but don't really want to. Its a bear and I can't seem to get a solid force straight down to seat it.

Sorry, Ive never replaced anything on a manual shifter. I hope someone has an answer for you.

 

[So Many Roads]

Don't sand it down. It should fit together properly.

I had the same issue, but years ago. If I recall correctly, part of the original bushing was still seated and didn't come out. Once I fully removed the old, the new bushing fit correctly. Make sure that is not your issue.

 

[vtrunnin]

Don't sand it down. It should fit together properly.

I had the same issue, but years ago. If I recall correctly, part of the original bushing was still seated and didn't come out. Once I fully removed the old, the new bushing fit correctly. Make sure that is not your issue.

So, turns out the bushing was just $hi^^y. Probably at the upper end of the tolerance or something. Grabbed the old one which was in decent shape and threw it on and it dropped right in. THAT, was frustrating.

Thanks for the prompt replies.

Best,

 

[TheDurk]

So, turns out the bushing was just $hi^^y. Probably at the upper end of the tolerance or something. Grabbed the old one which was in decent shape and threw it on and it dropped right in. THAT, was frustrating.

Thanks for the prompt replies.

Best,

Just be careful. The old one can split horizontally and leave behind a disk-shaped piece that likes to resemble the metal seat. When you put the old one back it thus fits fine. I got fooled this way. I can't be sure this is your case, but make really sure you got ALL of the old bushing out of there.

 

[vtrunnin]

Just be careful. The old one can split horizontally and leave behind a disk-shaped piece that likes to resemble the metal seat. When you put the old one back it thus fits fine. I got fooled this way. I can't be sure this is your case, but make really sure you got ALL of the old bushing out of there.

Appreciate the heads up. Dug around in there a bunch and couldn't find anything. While the old one looked a little ugly, it was in one piece and isn't the original rubber one which is promising.