MustangMafia

So I cant get the factory shifter off the tranny... I got all 4 bolts off but I just can't seem to pull it off. It seems like its welded on there... I won't damage the tranny if I pull with all my might will I?

gt96stang

Don't pull, just left to right motion... It is the RTV... It makes a good seal.

LvGordo

yeah, i guess you put the shift lever back on? mine stuck a little too, but back and forth, hard but not too hard, kinda like getting out when you are stuck in snow....

sprostang

Your right about putting the shifter handle on to remove to give you a better grip and leverage. But you shouldnt go forward/back. You need to go from left to right in neutral.

LvGordo

back and forth is my left and right

Tac2cul

i tried so hard to get mine off with the left to right action and gave up. What i used was a pair of oil filter pliers with the teeth on em and U shape of the thing allowed me to stick a tooth on the right side of the shifter base and use the body itself as leverage and came off in a amatter of seconds.

2000GT4.6

Take a bit of advice from my old man, and never force anything unless you absolutly have to.

Try prying gently on the crack between the shifter and the trans.

And I mean GENTLY.

axs377

I just replaced mine a few weeks ago, and had a similiar problem. I took a razor and was able to slice into the seal and it came right off with a little right left action. It probably took me 30 minutes to just pull the stock shifter of the tranny good luck man and +1 for not forcing it too hard.

dlazrael

Heh, I just put the tri-ax in mine, and it wasnt coming off, all i did was work it a bit, like the others are saying with getting out of snow... left, right, left, etc, and it popped off about 5 mins later....