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Max777 · 06-01-2010, 08:24 PM

well, the picture is of a screwdriver ground down into a makeshift punch...

the punch is needed to push out the shifter "block".

My advice is: take the tranny out of the car.
Buy all the seals, like the RMS, and etc..
Get new tanny mounts and crossmember if your center bushing is shot...

When you do this:

The shift rod is supposed to go into a position where it slides off the shifter "Gates" and goes down far enough to let the shifter block off the linkage shaft... then it's easy as pie...

When this happened to me, I thought I broke my trans and took apart the tailshaft housing just to make sure I didn't bend anything.... turns out this is how it's supposed to be.... lol.

another piece of advice: upgrade your clutch at this time, surface the flywheel (50 dollars at machine shop) and replace the throwout and pilot bearings. The autozone "tool" works, it just needs to be tightened extremely well, otherwise it just pops out...

Also replace the clutch master and slave cylinders as well...

and use GL-4 Redline oil. GL-5 is actually too slippery from what I've read... supposedly... but this is just speculation.

MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil

Use 75W instead of 80W... there is a factory service bulletin on this.

06-01-2010, 08:24 PM	#38
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 19	well, the picture is of a screwdriver ground down into a makeshift punch... the punch is needed to push out the shifter "block". My advice is: take the tranny out of the car. Buy all the seals, like the RMS, and etc.. Get new tanny mounts and crossmember if your center bushing is shot... When you do this: The shift rod is supposed to go into a position where it slides off the shifter "Gates" and goes down far enough to let the shifter block off the linkage shaft... then it's easy as pie... When this happened to me, I thought I broke my trans and took apart the tailshaft housing just to make sure I didn't bend anything.... turns out this is how it's supposed to be.... lol. another piece of advice: upgrade your clutch at this time, surface the flywheel (50 dollars at machine shop) and replace the throwout and pilot bearings. The autozone "tool" works, it just needs to be tightened extremely well, otherwise it just pops out... Also replace the clutch master and slave cylinders as well... and use GL-4 Redline oil. GL-5 is actually too slippery from what I've read... supposedly... but this is just speculation. MT-90 75W90 GL-4 Gear Oil Use 75W instead of 80W... there is a factory service bulletin on this. __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated! Last edited by Max777; 06-01-2010 at 08:30 PM.