Aralliius

Well like the title depicts its a full shift linkage install a DIY type thing for someone like me if a nuff research is done on how to do it?? most likely it will be me and my friend doing it but neither have us have done a linkage install how would we go about doing it and what tools / what all is needed and what i mean but a full linkage is this below:





srry for big *** pics

EM1_00Si

Feet in pics FTL.

Theres a nice write up in the FAQs of a short shifter install which I believe includes removing and installing the shift linkage. Check that out.

Aralliius

ok thanks, and excuse my ugly feet

97Ej6mike

Your going to need 10mm and 12mm sockets + wrenches.
You may need a hammer and a set of hex tools, which i will explain later.

You jack the car up, and its pretty straight forward.
The shifter itself is held up by 2 (either 10 or 12mm, i forget) bolts on a long U shaped rubber mount, take those out.

On the tranny, on rod is held on by a 10mm bolt, that goes horizontal. This may be a little tricky to remove with the exhaust in the way, but using the wrench, and some patience will get it out.

Then you have your bitch pin, this is the hardest step. I had mentioned using hex wrenches before. I cant tell you what exact size to use, ive done this only using it once ( i usually have a special tool that fits it correctly), but what you do is on the tranny, theres a rubber boot. Pull it back. Now theres a clip which must be removed by hand. This leaves you with a "bitch pin". Basically, with the hex's, find the size that just seems to fit it, and use the hammer to tap it out, fairly lightly. Once its out, make sure not to lose the clip or pin. Thats a basic way of how to do it

Aralliius

ty 97Ej6mike ill bee doing / reading up on more stuff and then ill go tackle it cuz i would like to get it somewhat right the first time. but ya after reading that right up it seems overall straight forward like u said ill keep u guys updated! thanks agin

5_Lug_B

Beware of the bitch pin.....for real

Syndacate

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Ha, yeah, when you're ready to set the car on fire, remember, that pin DOES come out, eventually .

ke98248

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97Ej6mike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Your going to need 10mm and 12mm sockets + wrenches.
You may need a hammer and a set of hex tools, which i will explain later.

You jack the car up, and its pretty straight forward.
The shifter itself is held up by 2 (either 10 or 12mm, i forget) bolts on a long U shaped rubber mount, take those out.

On the tranny, on rod is held on by a 10mm bolt, that goes horizontal. This may be a little tricky to remove with the exhaust in the way, but using the wrench, and some patience will get it out.

Then you have your bitch pin, this is the hardest step. I had mentioned using hex wrenches before. I cant tell you what exact size to use, ive done this only using it once ( i usually have a special tool that fits it correctly), but what you do is on the tranny, theres a rubber boot. Pull it back. Now theres a clip which must be removed by hand. This leaves you with a "bitch pin". Basically, with the hex's, find the size that just seems to fit it, and use the hammer to tap it out, fairly lightly. Once its out, make sure not to lose the clip or pin. Thats a basic way of how to do it
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Then you have your bitch pin, this is the hardest step. I had mentioned using hex wrenches before. I cant tell you what exact size to use, ive done this only using it once ( i usually have a special tool that fits it correctly), but what you do is on the tranny, theres a rubber boot. Pull it back. Now theres a clip which must be removed by hand. This leaves you with a "bitch pin". Basically, with the hex's, find the size that just seems to fit it, and use the hammer to tap it out, fairly lightly. Once its out, make sure not to lose the clip or pin. Thats a basic way of how to do it

I never did that to install my short shifter. That's kinda optional, but it makes things easier for the person installing

Syndacate

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Then you have your bitch pin, this is the hardest step. I had mentioned using hex wrenches before. I cant tell you what exact size to use, ive done this only using it once ( i usually have a special tool that fits it correctly), but what you do is on the tranny, theres a rubber boot. Pull it back. Now theres a clip which must be removed by hand. This leaves you with a "bitch pin". Basically, with the hex's, find the size that just seems to fit it, and use the hammer to tap it out, fairly lightly. Once its out, make sure not to lose the clip or pin. Thats a basic way of how to do it

I never did that to install my short shifter. That's kinda optional, but it makes things easier for the person installing</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, use a rubber mallet if you have - they work really well for the bitch pin.

Aralliius

thank god my grandpa got a big *** tool kit a few years ago that i will be making vary good use of in the next few years of my life lol

97Ej6mike

He said he's replacing his linkage as a whole, not a short shifter. Of course the bitch pin doenst have to come out for just the shifter.

Aralliius

thanks guys me and my buddy are gonna tackle this tomorrow after church, ill keep ya posted.

CarbonizedDX

Bitch pin is best extracted with an 8mm roll pin punch per the post involving "how to remove the bitch pin best" post.

alacard

Yeah, I would definately say no to the hammer/mallot technique. This is what you should do:
Get your hands on a clamp:

and a set of these:


You find the right one out of that set to fit in that bitch pin perfectly, then you use the clamp to slowly squeeze it out with a regular socket on the other side to "catch" the pin. I learned this technique from a writeup here on HT, so search "bitch pin" and you should be able to find better instructions.

The bitch pin is basically the only hard part of this process. So if you get to that point and you are extremely frustrated....just keep trying. It will come out, and the rest of the process is easy. Good luck and come back if you have more questions