aftermarket short throw shifter wont come off?

[jsasrsr]

quick question.. i have a aftermarket short throw shifter on my s13 that wont come off. problem is i cant get the red base to move at all so i can access the 4 bolts that sit beneath it.. im guessing there's an snap ring that holds it together?
heres a pic

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/sr20jon/short.jpg

[codunc]

there should be a snap ring in there but it looks like it's already out
have you tried a hammer?

[Mister.E]

can you pry that fucker up with a strong flathead? it looks like there is nothing holding it down

[jsasrsr]

ive tried prying as you can see on the left and ive tried the hammer... no luck.

is there anything under there at all? it wont move at all

[Mister.E]

as far as i can tell there shouldnt be...its hard to figure out just looking at an overhead pic. are there any type of retainers or clips on the bottom of the plate?

[Mister.E]

does it screw on or some weird shit like that?

[jsasrsr]

i cant really tell. ive tried twisting the base and prying it up but still no movement..

[Mister.E]

dunno what to tell you bro. like i said, its hard to diagnose when i cant physically mess with it

[codunc]

its obviously not made for that tranny...
maybe some tard glued it down?
did you install it or did someone else?

[Mister.E]

that may be wrong. i know someone who had something similar to this setup. it had these half moon looking flat pieces of metal that bolted in under the plate on the left and right side, and once the 4 screws on the plate were tightened it secured the plate to the tranny. it was some super weird shit but it seemed to work like it was designed.

[Ali 556]

BFH......be a man

[SochBAT]

It should be 2 cresents with nuts in both ends. A allen bolt should fit from the top, screwing into the nuts on the cresents.

As you loosen the bolts, it should just slide off.

I'm guessing someone used glue at the base where it makes contact with the baseplate neck because it wasn't as tight as it should be.

I JUST sold my C's to Mano, and it was almost exact, except the color.

[Mister.E]

^ thats what im talking about too. when you unscrew the bolts it should just come off. at this point i guess you just beat the fuck out of it

[DaPCWiz]

you could also maybe loosen the oem shifter plate by going under the car and using an open ended wrench to access the 6 bolts, maybe that'll give you more room to figure out what's going on?

[The Chad]

you could also maybe loosen the oem shifter plate by going under the car and using an open ended wrench to access the 6 bolts, maybe that'll give you more room to figure out what's going on?

I was thinking the same thing in a worse case scenario.

I had a cheap-o Ebay short shifter that had the crescent moon plates...they rattled all the time so I actually put a layer of silicone gasket maker in there to hold them still (unsafe crappy parts). But when I went to put in my B&M shifter the plates still popped out with a little bit of force (hammer and a flat head :) )

[jsasrsr]

yeah im gonna assume its glued... i guess my last resort is to beat the life outta it until it budges... i just dont wanna mess anything up...

[codunc]

http://www.curbly.com/uploads/photos/0000/0001/1432/pry_bar_large.jpg

[DaPCWiz]

try using a heatgun or go out for a hard drive (to warm up the tranny) before u try to beat on it and rip it off... should soften up the glue if there is any...

[JRas]

I'd say the c-clip but from the picture.. I don't see one:doh:

[Galen]

I know this is an old thread, but im having the exact same problem. That just makes me think the glue idea is a bit less likely (unless 2 people out there are that Fing stupid).

Ima go see if there is a Clip underneath the plate or something.

[flip3d]

When you rip that shit off with a BFH, get a B&M. You won't regret it.

[Galen]

Yeah, I would never put something like this on myself. It was on the car when I bought it. Suchhhh a POS. Here is what it looks like:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f377/ghuntsman/_MediaCard_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG0.jpg
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http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f377/ghuntsman/_MediaCard_BlackBerry_pictures_I-1.jpg

Dont have any clue why its at a wierd angle, this is the way I found it. Cant wait to go at it with a BFH.

[Galen]

Long pry bar solved it. came straight up and off.

[Bigsyke]

Go back to OE and get a new lower boot. Change your trans oil twice in the next 10k miles.