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Offline Blazin

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205 shift lever bolt.
« on: February 14, 2009, 12:39:20 am »
Well just got done drilling out the broken end of the bolt that the 4x shifter pivots on in my 1 ton. Still need to re tap it, and helicoil it. New bolt will be here Tues.
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Offline joesgarage71

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Re: 205 shift lever bolt.
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 06:40:32 am »
What happened?

« Last Edit: February 22, 2009, 09:19:44 am by joesgarage71 »
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Re: 205 shift lever bolt.
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 09:45:47 am »
It broke off! Duh! ;D

I shifted it into 4x and then the shifter hit the seat! Tried to turn it out with a punch, heated it no dice. Had to drill it, of course its in such a nice spot I didn't quite get it centered. I crept up on the size. Then blew the last of it out with a torch. Then over drilled it, taped and Helicoiled it. Ended up using a used bolt out of a parts truck. Didn't have the grease fitting holes so I drilled the bolt and taped it for one.
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Re: 205 shift lever bolt.
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 09:13:09 am »
well happy to say its shifts like butter now. Eveidently my hard shifting problem was the grease was not getting in between the bolt and the bushing!
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Re: 205 shift lever bolt.
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 09:14:27 am »
Or you jamming on it to hard with your foot...  LOL
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Re: 205 shift lever bolt.
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2009, 09:19:31 am »
Quote from: Captkaos on February 22, 2009, 09:14:27 am
Or you jamming on it to hard with your foot...  LOL

 Yup thats what I was thinking, you beat me to it Chris.
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Re: 205 shift lever bolt.
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 07:07:59 am »
I agree. Back when i first got it it wouldn't take grease, I heated it and it took it. It looked like it was taking grease anyway! Evidently it was just squirting out the outside end. In my defense it broke when I shifted it into 4x with my hand. That was the screwed up part it would shift in no problem, and sometimes shift out very easy.
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