HoosierDaddy
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I painted myself into a corner with a shifter install.
It's an easy job on a lift and most people can do it on jack stands by themselves or with a friend to help, worst case.
I don't have any local friends who work on cars any more but figured I could still do it by myself. The entire job is pretty much cake except for ONE bolt that you have to lower the trans to a wider part of the tunnel to install it. You can do it just hanging on the trans if the car is on a lift.
Apparently my car has less clearance then most, and I can't pull down on the trans enough laying on the ground to get the bolt in. I managed to get the bolt out when removing the stock shifter by using a big pry bar between the trans and the top of the tunnel but no room to do that with the new shifter in place.
I made a thread asking for ideas and there were some good ones but unfortunately none of them did the trick.
So I need to get the car into neutral without a shifter and have it towed to someplace that can install the one ^&*# bolt.
I'm looking for a shop that is reliable AND won't get sick from laughing at me for getting into this situation. But a shop not so good I'd want to use them again since I can only take so much laughter. LoL
Alternately, I'd pay someone to help me if their hush money demands are reasonable.
I'm in Northeast Phoenix, near 56th street and the 101.
It's an easy job on a lift and most people can do it on jack stands by themselves or with a friend to help, worst case.
I don't have any local friends who work on cars any more but figured I could still do it by myself. The entire job is pretty much cake except for ONE bolt that you have to lower the trans to a wider part of the tunnel to install it. You can do it just hanging on the trans if the car is on a lift.
Apparently my car has less clearance then most, and I can't pull down on the trans enough laying on the ground to get the bolt in. I managed to get the bolt out when removing the stock shifter by using a big pry bar between the trans and the top of the tunnel but no room to do that with the new shifter in place.
I made a thread asking for ideas and there were some good ones but unfortunately none of them did the trick.
So I need to get the car into neutral without a shifter and have it towed to someplace that can install the one ^&*# bolt.
I'm looking for a shop that is reliable AND won't get sick from laughing at me for getting into this situation. But a shop not so good I'd want to use them again since I can only take so much laughter. LoL
Alternately, I'd pay someone to help me if their hush money demands are reasonable.
I'm in Northeast Phoenix, near 56th street and the 101.
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