Finished my Detert short shift shaft installation

[FE 065]

I tried it from underneath the car, but that didn't seem to be the way to go. So I went inside and did it from there. I had to cut the 'toes' off the 19mm crow's foot for it to slide over the two-sided nut, but then it popped right off. Didn't seem to be much torque on it. I can almost smell the rubber burn first gear, it's alright....

 

[J DAWG]

I have never paid much attention to these and I have seen a few pics, so does it really improve the throw over a lowered MGW knob for $60 bucks?

 

[FE 065]

I haven't driven it yet, and I haven't tried a MGW knob. Some say with the rubber damper removed there's a better 'feel' to it; which you'd still have with only a MGW.


I don't see where the rubber has a lot of 'give' on the workbench, but there must be something to the claims.

 

[Matt M PA]

I used an earlier Viper knob with the Detert piece...works great for me. I didn't much car fore the later knob.

 

[SNKEBIT]

I built my own short-shift rod, welded two bolts together and canned the rubber insulator!!!!!! Makes the shift throw much shorter!!!! Didn't do the MGW knob tho,,,, PISTOL_GRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hisserman]

Rich --

Glad to see you finally got the part in the mail. Look out world, here comes another Viper to the track with a serious driver!

 

[Nasty 10]

The best $25 I have spent

 

[DarcShadow]

I just got a short shift shaft but I'm having problems getting the old shaft off. I used a crow's foot and had no problem getting it around the nut but I couldn't get it to budge at all. It just wouldn't move no matter what I tried. Any suggestions on things I could try?

 

[FE 065]

Man, I don't know what to tell ya... I used a 3/8 extension in the crow's foot and it came loose like it only had about 20 ft/lbs of torque on it.


Try some penetrating oil I guess. Are you sure you're on the bottom nut right at the trans lever?

 

[DarcShadow]

Yeah, it's right on the trans lever. It's not reverse threaded or anything weird like that is it? I'm going to take a break from it for now. I'll go get some penetrating oil later and give it another go.

 

[FE 065]

No, it's not reverse threaded. I'll show you this picture to decide if you want to go this far with it.

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I thought I'd be smart and just double nut the upper shaft (far left), then twist the whole thing out from there... Well it gave way, except all I did was rip the rubber damper off of the stud!


Anyway that made it a little easier to get at the bottom nut in question. Good thing-the only thing holding the shifter on after made that mistake would be gravity and a little rubber to rubber friction...

 

[Mr Hemi Head]

I just got a short shift shaft but I'm having problems getting the old shaft off. I used a crow's foot and had no problem getting it around the nut but I couldn't get it to budge at all. It just wouldn't move no matter what I tried. Any suggestions on things I could try?

Matt if all else fails remove the shifter from the transmission. Do a search on installing the B&M Ripper Shifter for the details.It will take about an hour to remove and reinstall. Rick

 

[ViperJoe]

That was my first mod. I went elcheapo, still have the stock knob, but that's what I like!

 

[DarcShadow]

What have I done? I still can't get the shift shaft off and was going to move the car so I could get to the passenger side door easier but the it won't start now. I turn the key and all I get is a clicking sound. What did I do?

 

[VinR1]

drained your battery?

 

[DarcShadow]

I don't think so, all the lights and things come on no problems. And they stay on when I turn the key and get the loud clicking sound.

 

[DarcShadow]

Ok, dead battery was the problem. I jump started it no problems. No I just back to my original problem of getting the shifter shaft off.

 

[DarcShadow]

Woo hoo!!! I got the old shaft off! Used a second wrench to extend the handle of the first one, not something I like to do, to many possibilities of something going wrong but it worked this time. The old shaft looks like there was a little bit of rust on the threads, I guess that's why it was such a pain to get off.

Thanks for all the help and suggestions offered here. This board is full of a good bunch of people.