Need help.Mgw shifter install.STUCK

[scotty2hotty]

Putting on new mgw shifter and i cant get old shifter to pry up.All the bolts are out and have been pulling per instrutions for 30 minutes and no moving at all.Any suggestions at all would be appreciated.Thanks

 

[TRBO VNM]

get a pry bar or large flat head screw driver. you should be able to pop it off like that. I have had one that gave me fits like that and the pry bar worked. try to get it from under the edge.

 

[venom one]

Putting on new mgw shifter and i cant get old shifter to pry up.All the bolts are out and have been pulling per instrutions for 30 minutes and no moving at all.Any suggestions at all would be appreciated.Thanks

When I installed mine, it was stuck too.....I had to get a razor blade and VERY CAREFULLY cut at the silicone that was holding it. I also tapped mine at the base of the shifter LIGHTLY with a rubber mallet. Maybe not the smartest move, but it worked for me. Again, I did both things VERY CAREFULLY as to not mess anything up. I'm assuming that you've tried moving it with the shifter on?

 

[Screamin Cobra]

When I installed mine, it was stuck too.....I had to get a razor blade and VERY CAREFULLY cut at the silicone that was holding it. I also tapped mine at the base of the shifter LIGHTLY with a rubber mallet. Maybe not the smartest move, but it worked for me. Again, I did both things VERY CAREFULLY as to not mess anything up. I'm assuming that you've tried moving it with the shifter on?

+1, that would work...I just used a flat head and pulled and it came right off. Put a little muscle in it and she'll come right off. :thumbsup:

 

[beabout]

Just a caution to add to the suggestions above. Try to minimize what falls into the transmission as you remove the old shifter or for that matter when you install the new one....

 

[03SonicSnake]

Maybe I just got lucky, but when I installed mine, I had driven it about an hour prior to get some parts and the old gasket holding the factory shifter on was probably still nice and warm and came right off. I didn't even have to scrape off any old gasket stuff. Just a suggestion

 

[scotty2hotty]

mgw shifter

Thanks for your help guys.I got the install finished.I LOVE THIS SITE.Thanks

 

[TrueBlueGT]

First time I put one in, I had my namesake 01 gt on the lift. Just got under it with a long straight screwdriver & a hammer and tapped it loose. Second time I put one on, I was in a garage about 3 hours from my shop. Cobra sat too low to get under it with the jack I had so I got pissed off and just ripped it off by hand. The results? One helluva nice bloodblister on my right index finger:nonono: What can I say? I wasn't about to wait till the weekend to put it on:shrug:

Glad you got yours done!

 

[CobraBob]

Seems like people are experiencing a rash of not being able to remove the stock shifter easily. Glad you got it taken care of.

 

[FireRed04Vert]

Seems like people are experiencing a rash of not being able to remove the stock shifter easily. Glad you got it taken care of.

Just think Bob...if they use your gasket, they will NEVER have this problem again!!

 

[CobraBob]

Thanks for saying it for me Larry. LOL! That's one of the most frequent comments I receive from users. ;-)

 

[lukem80]

I used my man meat and muscle'd it off there. you bunch of sissies.

rock it back and forth till you can break it loose

 

[image]

I thought i broke mine.. I got on the passenger side and put all my weight on it pulling.. and it went pop! and came off.

 

[NyteByte]

I just clamped a pair of vice-grips on the top of the thing and pryed it right off. Very little force needed.

 

[Huachipato]

Did mine yesterday - Put the old shifter back on and banged it with my hand back and forth (that is - from side to side as indicated to do in the instructions) and after a few hits it popped right off.

 

[nightstalker865]

I was going to say. Put the old shift handle back on and pull it to one side or the other. I have used this method on anything from vettes and f-bodys to mustangs and it has never failed.

 

[YoungJim]

I did mine when it was below 0 outside (celcius, mind you) and the factory one popped right off. (Good riddance!)