I'm trying to change my shifter ****. I kind of looked at it and decided to look on here to figure it out but didn't see any threads for it so I'll start my own. I got the boot thing off but cant figure out the rest. Any information will help. Its for a '02 Ranger. Thank you.

 

well the **** is stuck on and as far as i know the only way to get it off is to just pull really hard

 

the *** is glued to the arm, heat it up with a heat gun or hair dryer and pull

 

Or just drive a few thousand more miles and one hot summer day, it will come off in your hand going into second .....

Also, if you're thinking of installing an aftermarket ****, be aware that there is nothing under the **** but a thin, splined sheet metal tube. Nothing there to thread unless you do some fabrication.

 

My aftermarket **** went on fine. I have an 03 edge and the aftermarket **** had set screws that press into the metal bar.

As far as taking the factory on off it was a B!%CH. I took ther rubber off then smashed the plastic off with a hammer and then took a blow torch to it for about 4 minutes then it finally came off. It wasnt as easy as a blow dryer for me.

 

Well that sucks. I'm just gonna leave it alone then too much work to change it.

 

Sawzall worked well for me...

 

Either that or make a list of the top 50 dirtiest/angriest words you know of. Pull really hard on the shifter ***, and start going down the list. Repeat list if need be.

Other than that, wait til a warm day for it to just come off in your hand (mine came off going into 3rd). Its really quite interesting.

 

haha i like the hammer and blow torch method. a blow torch will accomplish any task. seriously. im a pyro, i know these things

 

Remove the floor console.
Unscrew the main shifter bolt.
Replace whole arm with FX4 shifter.
Add any **** you want.
Simple

Anything else will look like a fancy shift **** atop an ugly OEM plasitc arm.
Trust me, there's not much you can do to make the OEM arm look better.

 

damn it you beat me to it . .i was going to say just replace teh entire assemlpy withg a hurst and get the t-handle. i love mine

 

Where can I get an FX4 shifter? and about how much would that be?

 

Online price for the shifter and **** is roughly $180 or $230 at the dealer. The leather boot adds about another $40~50 to the tab.

 

FX4 shift arm info:
http://silvertank.batcave.net/FXShift.htm

Hurst Info:
http://silvertank.batcave.net/Hurst1.htm

Both cost $200 plus shipping. The FX4 is easier to install. The Hurst shifts better, but makes more noise. Both are chrome arms with ball handle. yadda yadda

 

The damn core under the rubber and plastic on my 07 xl 2.3 is a grooved/notched, solid metal ball with a drilled(?) port for mounting, honestly it kinda resembles a post bolt thread tool. Where the **** on my old man's 99 was a plastic/polyvinyl/rubber(?) sleeve that was glued in and the **** then pressed on, the splined design has been such a hinderence in the still pending installation of my rather expensive custom replacement. And has been irritating, annoying, and down right frustrating to say the least, engineers and designers are elite status among the people who I'd rather punch in the face as opposed to shaking their hand upon meeting them, I mean I wouldn't, but I'd like to... love to lol