Ford gives their techs 1 hour labor to do the replacement. The car has to sit for 1 hour after replacement so the threadlock on the shifter ball sets up.
My dealer have me a loaner. I got a call about 5 hours later to come get it. The long pole in the tent was letting the threadlocker set up and to be very careful shifting for a day until it set completely.
I'm really hoping an entire new mechanism will improve mine. It is my biggest ownership disappointment. Popping out of gear, difficulty going into Reverse or 1st, terrible shift into second - not the experience I was looking forward to.
It will fix those issues , but still fill like a wet noodle .
Mine doesn't, solid, very positive shifts just like all the test drivers bragged about.
Thank you but I am 20 miles west of Philadelphia Pa. Trying to find a group or a couple of owners alittle closer.
Just had mine done. No mess, no fuss. It was a very positive experience. The tech introduced himself and took me out to the service garage where my Shelby was on the lift. He talked me through the procedure and particularly the underside work (where I had opportunity to see my few splitter underside scrapes were minimal at most). He was enthusiastic about the car and seemed eager to do the service work. He is a BOSS 302 owner and invited me to join him and a few local Mustang buddies for their bi-weekly breakfast meet up. (Did someone say breakfast!??? I am IN). So it was a very positive experience and just over 2 hours with the oil change. The car was immaculate and not as much as a fingerprint remained after the service.
Although I know the new shifter was really to update the reverse lockout, it felt crisp and more robust than the original (which I had no issues with). I can say the left side stop of the shifter gate does feel more solid.
I'll be furious about that stain on the seat. They don't care about customers how pay they bills.I had some work done yesterday. Oil change, four-wheel alignment, and the shifter replacement.
Oil changes at the dealership are ridiculous - $158.52 for (10) quarts of 5w50 and a FL2087 filter - and that's just the parts.
Same stuff for $106 from RockAuto delivered to my door - paid $30 labor to the dealership - saved over $52.
Alignment was pretty good but now it's perfect.
Shifter really doesn't feel that much different and the tech left me a present - why they went light gray on the seating area I will never know...
