a1machinista1 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 After approx 600 miles since we purchased our SGT I now notice some movement in the shifter.. it moves about 1.5 inches forward and back no matter what gear I am in.. there is no side to side movement at all. To be honest I've been enjoying driving this so much I can't really say if it was different 600 miles ago. It still shifts fine just the movement back and forth..any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1machinista1 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 At lunch break I decided to take a look. Pulled the (leatherette) boot up and then the rubber boot under that. The looseness is NOT in the gearbox it is in the beam of the shifter under the the boot collar. I didn't see any obvious way to pull the collar off the shifter.. any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Log in to Team Shelby, look at upper right corner for "search" and type in "loose shifter". You will get a bunch of info. Shifter topic has been covered a lot over the past 7 or 8 years. I have an automatic so I don't have any manual shift issues. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1machinista1 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ok problem solved.. 1.. pull up leatherette boot from center console 2.... pull up rubber boot from body 3.... get 2 9/16" wrenches 4.... tighten both 3/8" bolts 5.... reassemble 6.... haul ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Item 3 you said get 2 9/16 wrenches. item 4 you said tighten both 3/8 nuts? Typo?.....anyway the tightening was what to do but just snugly. Also you may want to apply a bit of locktite to keep from having to do it again soon. Doing so will keep you from having to fool with your nuts too often........or if you like fooling with your nuts often then skip the locktite...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Item 3 you said get 2 9/16 wrenches. item 4 you said tighten both 3/8 nuts? Typo?.....anyway the tightening was what to do but just snugly. Also you may want to apply a bit of locktite to keep from having to do it again soon. Doing so will keep you from having to fool with your nuts too often........or if you like fooling with your nuts often then skip the locktite...... no typo.... a 3/8" bolt and nut has a 9/16" hex.... motor on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 You are correct. I mis-read the write up.he did indeed say 3/8 bolts...... and the "nut" is indeed 9/16 hex. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1machinista1 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 I'm going to grab some crush nuts at work today. The Nylocks are useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Cool, easy fix!!! I've never been afraid to work on my own cars. Fords are easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry muskat Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thanks I did not know i had a problem but 2 9/16" wrenches did the job. It would have been easier if i did'nt have such big paws,took just a couple minutes. Again thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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