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I just purchased a SEE. Hi, Lo, R, 3rd & 4th seem good. No 1st gear and barley into 2nd (will move but probably jump out of 2nd if not holding shifter). Y'all think it's the bushing?
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majkowskid
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probably
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That's the first thing I would suspect. Not that hard to replace. EI has the new ones.
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Great write up! Followed the directions and got mine apart today in 30 min. Waiting on EI for the bushing in the mail. Question…. Mine didn’t have c clips on the pins…. Read that there are supposed to be some? Are they necessary? After reading posts it seems like some didn’t reinstall them anyways.
also, my failed bushing looked aftermarket. It wasn’t black like in the pics. It was off white color and absolutely destroyed.
also, my failed bushing looked aftermarket. It wasn’t black like in the pics. It was off white color and absolutely destroyed.
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I haven't replaced mine, but I did purchase new ones from EI and they were both off-white, not black.
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Seeing as you drive yours a lot from what I understand Gary, I’d highly advise you do it. I was 5 miles from my place when I was stuck in second gear. Doesn’t seem like a real hard job after removal. I’d hate to be stranded. Cause of a piece of plastic lol
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Silly question. Upon visual inspection, my bushing seems to have only slight wear and discoloration. It should be obvious it's bad, correct?
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majkowskid
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Yeah that doesn’t look terrible, but there’s some wear on the left and right sides. If it were me, I’d spend the 20$ to replace while you’re there. Mine was shifting 100% fine one minute and almost left me stranded on a dirt road 10 miles from civilization the next lol. Was able to get it into second gear and drove home
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How badly was it damaged when ir stranded you? Did it break apart into pieces?
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It would seem that unfortunately my problem is not the shifter bushing. Any ideas why mine won't go into first and will only move in second if I hold pressure on the shifter...??? Suggestions on how to diagnose?
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when I got it home and pulled the shift lever there wasn’t much left. Just got the new one in the mail and it appears it was 80% gone lol. Had no idea it was so big before