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Short Shifter Warning!!!!
Old 05-29-2003, 11:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Exclamation Short Shifter Warning!!!!

This is a picture of the rubber isolator that goes between the Shift arm carrier and the shift spacer ( or what's left of it ).
I installed the kit last tuesday, and we left for a short trip on wednesday. During a routine check of the truck I noticed a small oil drip on the bottom of the transmission, and figured my RTV must not of held. So I was worried during the whole trip, and checked the fluid level three times.
When we got home this evening I pulled it apart and found the isolator was the cause of the leak.
The kit has no instructions for drilling out the isolator, but I saw no other way for the bushings to be installed. It appears to me what happened was when I drilled the isolator it left the rubber on the corners very thin and this is where it failed. I did torque the screws to 8ft. lbs.
I AIN'T HAPPY!!!!!!!

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