Broken Manual Transmission Shift Lever
07-21-2014, 04:50 PM
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Broken Manual Transmission Shift Lever
So, I left work Sunday morning, went to throw the Jeep into reverse, and the shift lever came off in my hand.
After a brief Ron White moment (It fell the $%^& off!) I dug in to see what I was dealing with.
I found the connection between the shift lever and the lever on the transmission was broken.
Has anyone else seen this?
After a brief Ron White moment (It fell the $%^& off!) I dug in to see what I was dealing with.
I found the connection between the shift lever and the lever on the transmission was broken.
Has anyone else seen this?
07-21-2014, 09:21 PM
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thats wierd as hell, looks like maybe the metal had a weak point in it and just snapped where the bracket was. that should be warrentied since theres no way regular use should break a non defective shift lever off like that.
07-21-2014, 10:05 PM
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Sadly, I'm beyond my warranty period. A replacement lever assembly cost $50 brand new, and it is a wicked simple replacement. One screw holds the whole thing in place, then you put all the boots and the console back into place.
If it were something more expensive I'd be more concerned with Jeep making it right, but for $50 it just isn't worth the hassle.
If it were something more expensive I'd be more concerned with Jeep making it right, but for $50 it just isn't worth the hassle.
07-22-2014, 12:15 AM
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self welding it might be an option if hes a welder, but if he has to pay someone, it might be just as cheap to spend the $50 on the new one to bolt in himself. definitely has to be a fluke deffective unit to have snapped off like that.
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07-22-2014, 01:11 AM
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It absolutely could be welded back together. I was kicking around the idea of getting some steel bar stock, bending it accordingly, welding it to the existing collar, and threading the other end, so that I can get away from the push-on shift knobs, but the fiance nixed that idea when the cost came up.
Learning to weld is on my list of stuff to learn, though. You can only get so far with zip ties, duct tape and JBweld.
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07-22-2014, 02:47 AM
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I'm thinking it was a fluke. I've seen plenty about the transfer case linkage breaking, but I've not been able to find anyone that has encountered this issue before.
It absolutely could be welded back together. I was kicking around the idea of getting some steel bar stock, bending it accordingly, welding it to the existing collar, and threading the other end, so that I can get away from the push-on shift knobs, but the fiance nixed that idea when the cost came up.
Learning to weld is on my list of stuff to learn, though. You can only get so far with zip ties, duct tape and JBweld.
It absolutely could be welded back together. I was kicking around the idea of getting some steel bar stock, bending it accordingly, welding it to the existing collar, and threading the other end, so that I can get away from the push-on shift knobs, but the fiance nixed that idea when the cost came up.
Learning to weld is on my list of stuff to learn, though. You can only get so far with zip ties, duct tape and JBweld.
07-22-2014, 03:48 AM
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Well, if it was high quality duct tape, that'd be one thing, but I was stuck with cut-rate stuff from the office supply closet.
I miss my days in the sub force. We had this stuff called EB-Red. It was STRONG. It was strong enough that when you taped something to the tile floor with it, you stood a pretty good chance of the tile adhesive failing before the tape did.
I miss my days in the sub force. We had this stuff called EB-Red. It was STRONG. It was strong enough that when you taped something to the tile floor with it, you stood a pretty good chance of the tile adhesive failing before the tape did.
