sloppy shifter 90 200tqa Thanks

[Ron Wainwright]

  Konstantin,

  You don't have to take apart the shift rods unless
you're going to change the ball socket that slips onto
the metal ball on the shift lever
 All I did to get the lever off was put car on ramps
engaged 1st gear took sheer bolt off from shift lever
10mm wrench will do it (from underneath)
popped off the shift rod and adjustment lever pry the
adjustment lever on the very end to make sure you
don't bend the adjuster real easy
I then pried the lever as far as I could got it to the
mid point of the metal ball then took a large
screwdriver and a hammer and banged it off the rest of
the way once thats freed you can use a smaller
screwdriver to wiggle the lever off the tranny there's
really no room but be persistent you'll find room to
maneuver the lever off and thats it you wont have to
take the shift rods off but if you do it's a PITA
you'll need a 13mm ratchet with a long extension and a
swivel there's a clamp rite before the heat shields
for the drive shaft and exhaust pipes loosen that
clamp and twist and pull there are grooves on the rod
so it fit in there nice and tight problly will take a
little bit to get free it's real messy down there from
years of road salt and other stuff New England go
figure, then the bar came out from the front of the
car the lever is pinched in 3 spots use a pair of
pliers and pull the pinches out again to get to the
washer and ball socket
if you're replacing that as well but I found that mine
was fine but I replaced it anyways
 found out that I didn't have take out the shift rods
cause the lever itself was the culprit but like I
saied I all so replaced the ball socket and the washer
 Hope this helps
Thanks
Ron
90 200tqa 203k IA stage1,1.7 bar




--- Konstantin Bogach <kbogach at comcast.net> wrote:
> Ron,
>
> my both cars will need the same attention very soon.
> I tried to follow  the thread and what  I
> understood is that most probable culprits are ball
> socket (where shift rod is attached to shift lever)
> and shift lever itself (the riveted ball).  Do I
> need to remove shift rod to replace ball socket? How
> to
> detached shift rod from the shift lever? Just
> prying? What the better way to access - from
> underneath or
> from under the hood?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Konstantin Bogach.
>
> >
> >   Listers,
> >
> >   I'de like to thank everyone who responded to my
> > sloppy shifter It will be fixed on Friday
> > come to find out that the metal ball on top of the
> > shift rod lever was loose it's kinda riveted to
> the
> > lever I ordered a new one from the dealer (to the
> tune
> > of $60) will be here on Friday
> > I thought it was the ball socket that attaches to
> the
> > lever
> >
> >  One more thing I'd like to thank Kristian at VM
> > Autohause in Canada he gave me some BTDT on gettin
> the
> > shift rod out what a headache that was expecially
> to
> > find out that all I had to take off was the shift
> > lever
> >  oh well live and learn.
> > Thanks
> > Ron
> > 90 200tqa 203k IA stage1,1.7 bar
> >
>


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