Automatic Shifter

[Vampieralla]

Okay, so I bought a spiffy new shifter today. I go home to take off the original one and the screw set is completely stripped. 100% smooth. I go to Home Depot and get the guys there to help me work on it, no such luck. NOTHING is working on this. Any ideas?

[megail]

drill it out or cut it off.

[Vampieralla]

Okay, I drilled it. Got the screw out. Now I can't get the damned shifter off. I've pulled and twisted and done everything in the book. Not budging.

[jaged]

i have a extra atx shift tower that doesnt have a knob if youre interested

[bensenvill]

DO NOT TWIST IT, it is not meant to twist [other wise it is going to continually wiggle after you reinstall it].

and be carefull when your pulling it, there are over drive wires in there, if you pull too hard you are going to snap them when it finally pulls out.

[Vampieralla]

Well, crap. How can I get it off then?

[megail]

get a gear puller from autozone or pepboys or wherever. its the same thing as a steering wheel puller, it should work. just pull STRAIGHT UP!!!

[seven]

I cannot find Shifters that will fit the cougars diameter of the shift tower, where did you get yours or what size diameter do u need to get?

[JChaseDead88]

I believe that momo makes an shift know for automatics that should fix. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

[Rhino]

I have the MOMO shift knob and it fits fine.......they aren't cheap though, I think I paid close to $100 for mine:eek:

[jezport]

When you remove the shifter knob how is the overdrive switch connected. I am worried I may damage it when I remove the knob.

[Excelcier]

I just yanked straight up as hard as I could knowing that I'd F-up the overdrive wires. The shifter popped right off. take the 2 hanging wires from the O/D button as it's useless and just tape them off somewhere so they don't touch anything and forget about them.

As for a replacement shifter, I bought a $20 standard ATX replacement shifter that I liked the looks and feel of and it fit perfectly fine. It has 3 set screws so you could size it to whatever you want. I've had it for 2 years and I still love the look and feel of it. Momo is WAAAYYY overpriced.

This shows the 2 inside diameters side by side.
http://excelcier.com/Wintermods2004/PDRM0291.JPG

Installed

http://excelcier.com/bestphotos/PDRM0417.jpg

http://excelcier.com/Wintermods2004/PDRM0405.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BLUE-ANODIZED-CARBON-FIBER-SHIFTER-SHIFT-KNOB-AUTOMATIC_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33703QQitemZ8 046356569QQrdZ1

Item number: 8046356569

[CoRDiTe]

dude, who made it so a T.v screen could fit on there ? Who custom made that for you ???

[Shagmonkey]

He prob did it himself. It's quite a common mod.
Here is a piccie of mine which I have now sold on because I don't think the straight edges flow with the curves of the dashboard. That and the fact you cant see anything when it's sunny ! :rofl:

http://www.cougardb.com/image.php?id=4073&raw=1

[Excelcier]

dude, who made it so a T.v screen could fit on there ? Who custom made that for you ???

That would be me, myself and I... I do all my own mod work on my car.

[CoRDiTe]

That would be me, myself and I... I do all my own mod work on my car.



That is very cool, I wish I could do something like that. Do you have a How to on how to do this or no ????? I would really like to learn this technique.

[GrandMasterKhan]

please take your questions for Excelcior to PMs. Keep the thread on topic.