manual shifter install (if shifter was removed while tranny in gear)

[Noved1987]

i just thought i would do a quick write up on what to do it you remove your shifter while your in gear. i searched for this yesterday when i did this exact thing and couldn't find anything on it. it might be common knowlage to some but i didnt know (but i figured it out after some cussing and a few cigaretes).

you will need a big flat screwdriver and possibly another person.

do this on a level surface if possible

If you have a manual Tcase put it in neutral

if not you may need someone to rock the vehicle if your vehicle if there is tension in your tranny

you need to remember if first is up and to the left inside the tranny it is down and to the right

find what gear you left the vehicle in (usually for me 1st or rev.)

insert your screwdriver where the shifter would normally be. you will have to push a pin to the side(this is why you just cant put your shifter in the gear)

then you can move the tranny back to the neutral position by simply moving the screwdriver forward or backward. if the tranny wont shift realitivly easy (i actually went from first to second because it moved easier than i thought, and had to go back to neutral) you will need the second person to rock the vehicle forward and back while you work the screwdriver. be prepared to apply the brakes quickly when it goes into neutral as there will be nothing holding the vehicle from moving

now you are ready to install yuor shifter in the neutral position