![]() So I drilled out the backside of the ball end and popped it out (I didn't measure it but I think it's about 1/4" center diameter). I tried drilling through the bit but it was cobalt and was just burning up my next bit attempts. I didn't have a drill press and 3/4 through the drill bit binded when the shifter end flexed a bit and snapped. Tonight I didn't have the luxury of NAPA or the metal one.I'd have ideally liked to of drilled straight through the ball end and made an insert. The solution was exactly what the stock bushing was only in a more durable plastic. I had repaired this on my 96 SC2 by using one of my Razo shifter knob bushings and a ball end bit on my dremel just slightly smaller than the shifter's ball end. She called me at work and before she even got half way through "my transmission lever came loose and." I knew exactly what to do. I had to do this repair tonight on my wife's 2000 SL2. If you keep replacing bushings long enough they will fail regardless. The reason the loops end up breaking is due to they are the next weakest link. There is a E clip that you can pop off and take the cable right off. I do want to thank those that offered suggestions and advice - it's just not where I'm at with this car.I am only bumping this because in a google search for 'saturn shifter bushing' this thread comes up. I do realize that modern replacements are probably technogically superior, but this car is probably not going to see more than 3-4 days a week of routine use when all is said and done. I do want to restore the car back to orginal specs, so at this point, I want to use traditional parts/maintenance methods to get the car to a normal, dependable (for it's day) condition. Now, the bit about greasing the bushing.what kind of grease/lubricant?īob mentioned cleaning off the surface of the transmission area and shifter - do you mean the surfaces where the two meet when bolted together? Sealant? What kind and where is it applied? I really feel like I'm getting somewhere now.! I realize that it may be non-existent at this point, or at least in pieces. Technical information I can use.! I understand what all of you are saying about the location of the bushing (at the base of the shifter). I'm just lacking in information about the entire process. I really don't want to have a local shop do something like this if it's something that I can accomplish myself. Do you have any personal experience in using a metal bushing over the plastic/nylon bushings normally used? Any info you could share would be appreciated.Īs for the bushing replacement procedure, is is just as simple as removing the shifter once you unbolt it, lifting it up & out, then replacing the bushing, or is there more to the process? Those are the kinds of details that I'm looking for. I'm really interested in getting technical information on replacing the bushings for the stock shifter at this point.Ĭale - you mentioned the copper bushing, which is the one that I saw online before. I did state in my original post that I wasn't looking for recommendations for a shifter upgrade. I do understand the benefits of having a shifter with short, crisp movements (like the one in my Miata), but I have to prioritize what I'm doing and how much I'm spending when I do it. I do want to that those that responded, but I'm really not looking to swap out the shifter at this time. I know that some of you will want to prompt me to replace the entire shifter with a more modern unit and that is in the back of my mind, but I'd rather stick to doing a bit of maintenance on the stock unit to see if the results meet my needs. Is this a good idea, or should I stick to the original style of bushing? Additionally, I see that there's a replacement bushing available that is made of a similar material as the original, but then I came across a retailer that sells a metal replacement bushing because the plastic bushings are prone to break down over time. Are there any tips/hints for this procedure that you'd care to pass on.įrom a diagram, the process seems simple, but I don't want to underestimate what I'm doing. I've done this on a '65 auto trans, but never on a manual before. There aren't any bushing replacement procedures in either of the manuals. I found an exploded diagram of the T-5 shifter assembly in the Shop Manual, so I know where it goes. I read through both the Ford Shop Manual and the Chilton manual - they both tell how to remove the shifter assembly, but then stops there. While I had the console off, I figures that it would be a good time to replace any bushings associated with the shifter itself. I was going to pull the console and replace some of the old/worn/missing bits on it. It's a bit on the sloppy side and I'm guessing that the shift bushing is probably worn out. I've been doing some reading about the T-5 shifter in my GT.
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