improving shift feel and reducing shift throw is normally at the top of the list
and one of the first mods any manual transmission mustang owner makes.
this is especially true for 05-10 mustangs with manual transmissions
particularly GT Mustangs.
today we're going to be installing the hurst billet plus shifter.
which gets its name from its sturdy billet aluminum construction.
It is also fitted
good polyurethane bushings to get rid of some of that slop
reduces shifter throw. even though the tremec 3650
5 speed transmissions that were installed in 05-10 mustangs had internal
shift stops,
on the billet plus shifter hurst went a little bit further and
added external shift stops for a little bit of extra protection.
the hurst billet plus shifter includes the shifter assembly
the signature hurrst white shift knob
a chrome shifters handle and comes with new shifter handle attaching hardware
neoprene shifter handle insulators and a new shift a bit grommet and tie strap
to hold it into place. also in the box are detailed set of instructions for a
couple of hurst logo stickers for your tool box, refrigerator, windows
wherever you want to stick them.
as always installation of your new parts begins with the removal of the old.
remove the old shifter knob by on screwing it counterclockwise. pop the
shifter boot up out of place.
then remove the shifter boot
from the shifter handle. remove the rubber dust boot from the shift stick by
pulling it up and out of the floor pan
and sliding it over the shift handle.
lift the Mustang. grab a thirteen millimeter (13mm) wrench and remove the hex nut that
holds the linkage rod to the shifter. keep this nut handy, you will reuse it.
remove the linkage rod out of the stock shifter. grab a ten millimeter (10mm) wrench and
remove
the forward bolt that attaches the stock shifter to the side of the transmission.
Then grab a ratchet, a long extension and a ten millimeter (10mm) socket. remove
the two hex nuts
that support the rear of the shifter. remove the metal bracket from the rear
rubber isolator. set it aside because you will reuse it on your new shifter.
lower the shifter down.
move it slightly forward so you can get the back side of the stock shifter up
through the hole in the transmission tunnel. then remove the shifter
from the inside of the car.
on the workbench, remove the two metal flange sleeves from the front of the
stock shifter and installe them in your new hurst shifter. then remove the two plastic
bushings from the bottom of the shifter handle head and install him in the new hurst
shifter.
install the new hurst shifter from inside the vehicle; sliding on down into
position.
crawl underneath
and loosely install the front bolt that holds the shifter to transmission case.
slide the metal bracket you removed earlier over the rear bushing. hold the
shifter up into place and install the two ten millimeter (10mm) nuts. go ajhead and tighten those
down.
install your shifter linkage rod,
the retaining hex nut, and tighten it down. Then go ahead and tighten the forward bolt.
Go ahead and crawl back in the car and lets adjust those shifter stops. slide the
shifter into fourth (4th) gear and run the shifter stop
all the way up to where it touches the lower handle.
back it off slightly. grab you a three sixteenths (3/16) allen head a fourteen
millimeter (14mm)
open end wrench.
then tighten down the lock nut. slide the shifter into third (3rd) gear and
repeat the same process on the front shifter stop.
With your two attaching bolts
and star washers, grab your chrome shifter handle. hurst supplies to neoprene
insulator pads to go inbetween the shifter handle and the shifter base. you
can use none, one or both. we elected to use one to help dampen some of the
noise coming from transmission. lower your handle into place
and use a seven thirty seconds (7/32) allen head to tighten the two attaching bolts.
slide your lower rubber shifter boot into place making sure that the wide
lower lip goes down underneath the transmission tunnel and seats properly.
grab your new boot rubber insulator. slide it over their chrome shifter
handle.
grab your shifter boot. snap it down into place
and roll the top over the new rubber insulator. take your shifter knob jam nut
screwe it all the way down on the shifter handle. then screw your shifter knob into place.
you do not have to tighten your shifter knob down all the way because guess what
the shifter patterns going to be off. so back it up slightly to where the shifter
pattern is exactly where you want it. then take you and nine sixteenths (9/16) wrench
and tighten up the lock nut. this will hold the shifter knob in place.
man that feels a whole lot better and the beautiful part is this same general
steps apply to most aftermarket shifters.
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