i'm having trouble disconnecting the shiftlinkage out of my 92 hatch



that is what i cant get out

low quality picture but that is where the linkage meets the transmission. i got the one side out with the 1 bolt and i cant figure out how to remove the other...please help

 

There is a pin that needs to removed. Commonly known as the "bitch" pin. Find the correct sized punch and hammer it out.

 

search!but i will tell you anyway 8mm punch(non-tapered)don't be scared to hit it hard

 

i sprayed the "bitch pin" w/ wd-40 and waited 5ish minutes, found a punch and beat the hell out of it and it still did not come out...any other suggestions

 

disconnect the opposite side where the actuall shifter connects its one bolt ...when u take the motor out it way easier to take it off just turn the tranny over.... just guide it out when the motor is removed it swivels and such.

 

Do you have an A/C compressor?

One of the two front bolts works extremely well

 

If ur lucky enough to have air tools use an air hammer comes right out

 

ive been using a bolt and smashing the hell out of it...ack this is frustrating.i think i'll just leave it connected. i already have it from where the shifter is. when i pull the motor tomorrow i will just let it hang behind

 

heat

 

easyiest thing to do once its out flip the tranny over and hit it out youll be surpised on how easy it comes out

 

yo that pin is more stubborn than you could imagine!

But for a motor swap.. man.. just disconnect the OTHER end of the shift linkage!!
if the new motor comes with a new linkage then ur coo

if not, its 10times easier to get the pin out when its lying out in the open and you can just pound on it from the top with as much leverage as you need.

this is what I did, and it worked.

getting the pin back in is a pain too,
what I did to ease it, was I took a file to the edges of the pin, and rounded em down some, so it seated itself much easier.

you can TRY some pb blaster.. might help alil too.
oh and take a mental note of which way the shiftrod is aligned when installed.. cuz its tough as **** to tell which is the right way when u put it back on.