My shifter is wobbly as hell so I popped it open and the bushings gone bad. I've got one coming but I'm not sure how to get the pin out thats holding the lever to the steering column. This one


PIc is from johnboy85's post here here

 

You can bump the part that's protruding from the bottom. Alternately you could probably use a c clamp and socket to squeeze it out, but you shouldn't have to go that far

 

The bushing has a hole in it to keep it in place, meant for that pin. I'd have to knock the pin the whole way out and I don't think it's supposed to do that, is it?

 

From memory the pin will come all the way up so it's not retaining the shifter, but it won't come out all the way.

 

That's unfortunate, looks like I won't be getting it out then.

 

Maybe we're not on the same page. Why do you need that pin to come all the way out?

 

To get the bushing on. It has a hole in it for the pin to go through to hold it in. I tried getting a picture of it but my connection is terrible right now. In that picture up top you can see the once orange, now black, bushing at the bottom of the shift lever. It has a hole through it to allow the pin that holds the lever in place to also go through the bushing.

 

I misunderstood which bushing you were replacing, sorry.

Looking at the part being replaced, it appears that it's only retained by the pin on the bottom side of the shift lever. If you push the pin to the top side, you ought to be able to pop out the old bushing.

 

Yep I think you're right. I assumed the hole went through both sides. I'll post an update when I get it in for future problem havers.

 

Pin pops out relatively easy, just give it a few whacks. Got the bushing from a scrapyard and used some silicone glue to hold it into its space. It's now holding tight and with the Torx screw adjustment as well it now holds great.

 

Glad to hear it. I ordered one to try out and it came in yesterday. Was going to follow up with info tomorrow.

 

Ok, little advice. Try not to take bushing in and out too much, that hole WILL rip. And I also suggest gluing it in. And mine still wobble after so I did the Torx screw adjustment underneath from the other threads but it all went pretty easy, I just ripped my second hand bushing by fiddling with it too much and had to glue it.

 

What adhesive did you use?

 

I used silicone sealant, marine silicone specifically but that's only because it was around. I figured silicone would be the way to go for he flexibility.

 

Hey, don't know if you did it already but my silicone didn't hold. Had to pull it out and just pour super glue to hold the bushing into the socket and it's been holding ever since (also the reason I needed adhesive was because my hole tore so it was coming out again)

 

I didn't end up using any adhesive. As far as I know mine didn't tear at all on the way in. For what it's worth, I paid less than $10 for a brand new bushing on eBay. Seems to have firmed things up a bit. I'll know more once the truck is back to being my daily driver. I just got it inspected yesterday after being off the road since November because of an engine swap.

 

I would have loved a new bushing but I'm in Canada and you can't get anything shipped here from the US for under 30 bucks so I had no choice but to go for a used one from a junkyard. Paying 35 bucks for a piece of orange rubber would make me turn in my sleep

 

Gotcha. I missed the Canada part. Can you get something like that in an envelope without paying extra fees? It's small/light enough to send as a normal letter.

 

From a normal person? Sure. From a company? Hell no. It's on eBay and Amazon and their shipping is already set and all that. Maybe when my glue detaches and it breaks off again I'll try it once more or head back to the junkyard to find a non ripped one.

 

Yeah, I meant from an individual. Just thinking I could toss one in an envelope from here if you needed one later.

 

I appreciate the offer a lot but I can't ask that of you, my glue solution is holding up for now anyway.