[Guest]

As indicated, I did the booger bushes on the tranny the next day and it definitly improved the the STS shifting. Yes, I was "lazy peep" and removed both the airbox and the battery tray. But removing the battery tray only took 5 minutes and made the job much easier. I'll probably do the same and pull both to install the BOV when it arrives from dodgeparts next Mon or Tues.

 

[ITS SLOW]

JUST got done with the short throw install. THANKS MUCH for the instructions. It took me, I man with two left hands an hour to do the swap. If you can read instructions, you TOO can install the short throw. :frow:



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[BlackDragon]

Just finished the STS and boogers. Took me a little under an hour. The clips on the shifter were a bitch, but everything else was super easy...Thanks very much to this install how-to!!!

I wish working on my mustang was this easy...

 

[dangerously_cool]

thanks a lot for that how-to, my sts didnt come with any directions. you guys saved me. took me three hours. one alone to get the goddamn shifter cable clamps off. jesus. well its done.

 

[HybridKid]

I love my short throw....i got the beast pretty much as it came out...next day air!! The install was soo easy and it is soo crisp and clean. great how-to though!!

 

[dangerously_cool]

i got in a fight with the beast...it gave me a fat lip, a hurt head, and my hands kill.

 

[HybridKid]

LMAO. i hope it wasn't a girl...wow!!

 

[dangerously_cool]

lol...nope...it was the damn shifter cable clamps...they owned me. took me at least an hour to get both off. im a scrawny fuck, but even with all my weight pulling them out (hence the fat lip, hurt head, etc, when the plyers slipped) it took forever. i have to admit though, i powershifted at least 6 times, and i never missed a gear. its nice.

 

[coneslayer]

Just did the STS. Thanks for the how to. My first mod, its nice to have a little assurance. Until today, I did not know what the hell the shifter bushings were, now I know. I guess I am going to get damn familiar with that airbox and that battery tray. I wish there was a how to that said "...while you have the airbox out and the battery/battery tray out, goa ahead and install the folllowing..." I at least took advantage of removing the center console to install 4 point harness to keep my butt planted. I also took advantage of removing the battery etc. to instal the mopar BOV conversion. I want a pair of mechanix gloves, but I don't think they would fit in there or come back out. Anyways, thanks again.

 

[Pilsburry]

POP GOES THE WEASEL

Put your hammer in there instead of using a screwdriver or pliers, just becareful of that stud your using as a flucrum and not to bend it, my driver side clip came off with some moderate difficulty witht he screwdriver, but that passenger one was pissing me off...my neck injury has been bothering me all day and hunched over pulling at that little fucking clip...well I tried a few tools and with the claw hammer it popped off with little to no effort.

Definately make sure you pull all the way up on the E-brake before removing the console as suggested, helps a bit.

Also sitting in the back seat and pulling real hard on that shift knob was way easier than trying to do it from the drivers seat, good tip whomever it was.

Few more steps for me to do...

Edit: Done, btw, putting the clips back on can be assisted by claw hammer also...put the head on the inside of that stud and then rotate the hammer shaft until the claw hammer end presses against the clip...then once it's pressed in hammer it a couple taps.

Well anyway that's how I did it....probably not the best way heh....

Still need to hardwire the shift knob if I decide to keep it (it makes a noise when it has juice to the neon wire....gonna run it on cig lighter for a while until I decide my next move.)

 

[wader]

Did my install today while waiting on Thanksgiving Dinner this afternoon. The How-to was very helpful and is greatly appreciated. As Pilsburry stated above, the hardest parts were removing the shifter knob and the passenger's-side cable retaining clip. All-in-all I'm very satisfied with the STS and booger bushings. Hmmmmm...., I need another mod. This stuff is getting pretty fun!! tonguestic

 

[RUgoinUp]

Happy holidays Wade, enjoy that STS.

 

[wader]

JM!! Hey man I haven't heard from you in quite a while! We are having a good Thanksgiving and I hope you and your family are as well. PM me sometime!!

 

[pilot25]

can we see pics of the finishing job???

 

[lightbulb]

Just a word to the wise, if you have Booger bushings to install
but have'nt got that short throw yet, WAIT! Taking the cables off
after having the Boogers in is a real booger....

 

[Steven Burgess]

The wife and I just installed the Short Throw and the bushings today. It was really easy especially with this great how to. Thanks for all of the info.

By the way, the claw hammer worked great on removing the clips! I noticed the idea in a post a few pages back.

From start to finish it took Gena and I 40 minutes to do everything but the Boogers under the hood!

Steve B.

 

[Stealth]

Just put mine in 10 min ago

 

[shosterman]

This holiday I got myself a Mopar short shifter and finished the install yesterday afternoon. While the process is easy, many of the steps are very frustrating. Here are some tips that I found helpful through my own trial and error.

First, make sure you have a good pair of gloves. My Mechanix Gloves have kept my hands from looking like they went through a meat grinder. Working around the metal shifter edges you can really slice up your hands.

Ok, let's start with the shifter ball. I could pull all day and mine wouldn't budge, so here's an alternative method. Taking an old rag or sock, cover the end of a wrench to provide a soft protection between the knob and wrench. Now put the wrench on the shaft and just jerk up on the wrench a few times till the knob pops right off. I found this sudden force works better than me pulling, much less exertion on my part also.

After removing the console, I removed the bolts holding the shifter down. This allowed me to move the shifter around as I pleased for easier access to the next few steps.

Now before you start moving it around, put a small rag down between and around the front bolts. Also drape a towel over and between the front seats. The cloth will help prevent any scratching and damage to your car from the shifters sharp edges.

The shifter cables gave me the most trouble and unfortunately I couldn't find a handy method of removing them. Prying them off with a screwdriver as nighcore mentioned should do a fine job of popping them off. If this doesn't work, do what I did and pull them off with your hands. With a lot of force, pull evenly on both sides of the bushing. The driver side comes off easily, it's the other one is the hard one. I'm not sure how strong the metal is on the cable, so be careful when doing this as to not bend anything.

For the clips, I could make no progress just prying and tugging at them with pliers, so here's a tip that worked beautifully. If your shifter is already unbolted, just turn it on it's side so you can lip of the clip. Now just put a screwdriver in the middle of lip and use a hammer and just smack it out as if you were using a chisel. You might need to try a couple times to get it dead center, if you're off a bit at a angle it will just turn. Once you hit the middle though, "clang", it pops right out.

Now if you're installing the booger busings, here's a tip for getting the old ones out of the cables. Take a small screwdriver and wedge it between the rubber and the plastic and just push towards the center or the hole of the bushings. The bushing will scrunch up and then just angle the screwdriver so it pops right out the other side. For some reason starting at the back end of the bushing works better.

Now just install your new bushings and pt everything back together. The passenger cable can be a pain to get back on, but here's a story and a tip to finish it off.

After getting the driver one on, I tried at the passenger side with no luck. I was finally able to get it on 3/4's of the way and gave up, "That f#ckers not moving," I said. Well sure enough, I took it for a test drive and once the spirited driving started there was a "pop." The cable came right off and I was stuck with no gears. I coasted to a stop and called my brother to bring me my tools.

Here's how we ended up getting that bushing on. With the shifter turned on its side, I wedged a flat screwdriver under the cable and in through the metal, using it as a support for the next step. My brother then took a wrench and did the same, but above the cable. While I held the screwdriver steady he levered down on the wrench and we just sandwhiched the two tools together. The lip finally popped through and I put everything back together.

Hope these alternate tips help out. The big thing to remember is, have patience. It doesn't help to work with a hot head, take a break and come back in a few minutes.

Steve

 

[turbo4life]

What the hell are you removing in that pic? I never had to remove anything near there to install my Perrin STS.

 

[turbo4life]

Mopar STS, must be different, I never removed the whole assembly.