s2000june

sup yall im like done with my whole swap i got a vx hatch with a y8 swap..
my question is im switchin the shift linkage out and i need help gettin it out.. i cant get the lil pin out that holds it up there. its small as hell but its givin me a fight!!!
like im gettin so fusturated nothins going right... IF any 1 can help me out or has did theres before can u give me some clues or sumthin. i got a center punch i stuck in the hole and ive been hammering it hoping it would slide up and i would be able to take it out. but its not moving..

diearzte2

Get a bigger hammer.... hit harder. It will move.

J.R.

Get the car up as high as you can so that you can hit the pin harder. I had the same problem unitl I jacked the car up as high as it would go. It gave me more room to swing the hammer resulting in harder hits.

Ricey McRicerton

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=785709

Check this thread. It has a pretty decent way to get the "bitch pin" out.

DCStreetHtch

you need to hammer it using a punch... i forget what size punch works the best but this is the best way, otherwsie the pic just mushrooms and will be harder to get out. good luck!

-Bryan-

Mr.E.G.

make sure that the punch is not small enough to fit inside the pin itself or it will just expand the pin inside of its shaft and be even harder to get out.

Ricey McRicerton

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Does anybody even bother to follow the links? In there it says (from RedlinedVTEC):


The reason so many people have a problem removing it is they are using a bolt or screwdriver that doesn't fit and actually expands the spring pin a little so their hammering gets them nowhere. If everyone would just read their helms or do a search they'd realize that all they need is a 8mm non-tapered pin punch. It's a whole $2 that only takes 2 or 3 hits with a hammer to get the pin out.

RedlinedVTEC

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Does anybody even bother to follow the links? In there it says (from RedlinedVTEC):


The reason so many people have a problem removing it is they are using a bolt or screwdriver that doesn't fit and actually expands the spring pin a little so their hammering gets them nowhere. If everyone would just read their helms or do a search they'd realize that all they need is a 8mm non-tapered pin punch. It's a whole $2 that only takes 2 or 3 hits with a hammer to get the pin out.
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Until I read your reply Ricey I was pounding my head on my desk reading the responses, glad to see that atleast one person can retain info. .

s2000june

i couldnt find a 8mm punch
will a 1/4 work.. i got that
how bout 5/16s
ive tired 3/16 too small i guess

RTE117

I hated that thing.. I just had to beat it really hard. &lt;~that sounds gross

E-Rok

the bolts for mounting the AC compressor to the block have a pointed end and work perfectly for punching the pin out.

cxSHOE

raise your car up higher so you can swing your hammer harder, use a punch from sears, and wake it till it pops out...

s2000june

ok this thing is like stuck in there for sure
i got like 3 diff punches
i took off manifold and tranny mount to swing from top
and im hitting from bottom nothing
all its doing is gettin all mashed up..

Ricey McRicerton

If you're sure its stuck get you a grinder, cut that ***** out and get a new one.

Built Beast

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haha, that is one way to do it. Mine was a bitch too, but my friend got it out after a little choice words...

asmallsol

are you pulling your engine? If that is the case, if you remove all parts of the shift linkage except for that point, you can get the engine out no problem. it is SO much easier to do once the engine is out.

AzntaggeR

some wd-40, dike and hammer worked for me. when i was under the car i jacked it up pretty high so i can get a good blow.

2turbohatches

uhh use a roll pin punch

Mike Ockhurts

wd-40, a hammer, and an exhaust bolt ALWAYS works for me

slixxracing

if you are having trouble finding punches. use what i use. An old used straight VALVE from a honda. Use a vise grip plier and clamp the valve(or punch either one) onto the vise grip and hammer that sucker away. That way if you do hit it hard enough and it slips, it wont leave a big *** cut in on your fingers or you wont feel it as to if you were to be holding it by your fingers and hitting it w/ the hammer. That would suck.

Nerologic

the BEST way i know if using the bolts that connect the header to the catback collector, or the bolts in the end of teh exhaust that conect the axle back to the cat-back, they work PERFECT and IMO they worked better then a punch so il go with <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lilredridinghood &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wd-40, a hammer, and an exhaust bolt ALWAYS works for me</TD></TR></TABLE> on this one