Column Shifter Play (Not a problem, just annoying...)

[Deleted member 352605]

Hi! Just a quick how-to thread on something that I've found very annoying. For the past few years, my column shifter has had a decent amount of play in it... after some recent investigating, I found that 2 bolts that link the shifter loosened up over time.

I followed the brake pedal up until I saw the shifter link, in which there are 3 bronze colored bolts. They are a T30 Torx bolt, and so what I did was I took one out, but blue thread lock on, and tightened it down till snug. I then removed the other one and put the threadlock on and snugged it down. After i did both bolts, I rechecked them to make sure they were tightened enough. This solved my loose shifter problem. Below is a bad pic of the bolts. Appologies for the poor quality of the picture...

 

[swshawaii]

Loose gear shifter... and what is this bolt?

Quick story: I was driving home last night with my stereo up loud (it shakes the dash a lot) and a bolt fell from under the dash onto my foot. Today the shift lever for the transmission has a lot of free play and doesn't want to go all the way into "Park" and the needle doesn't line up with any...

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[Deleted member 352605]

@swshawaii Oh! I never saw that thread... I just did this fix not too long ago after finally trying to figure out what is was... the bolt didnt fall out, it was only loose... but thanks!