Mayor111

Hey Guys,

How hard is it to replace a Shifter Boot for an 88 with an auto tranny? Anyone have any videos or instructions?

Thanks

FASTAZU

Search is your friend. Hope this helps

Link

auto_cran

Mayor,

It's not hard at all - follow the link provided by Fastazu, and the 1st post will take you to a step-by-step process on how to do it.

Are you thinking of changing out the boot on your newly acquired 35th Anniversary? I too have a 35th (#1941) - and years ago I changed out the stock leather black boot to a white one - to match the white steering wheel, seats and glove box door. Came out great.

Chris
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Antarctico

It's not hard, but be prepared to find a lot of broken plastic as you remove the shift boot. For example, the four metal capped plastic posts the shifter boot screws into.

vader86

Its not hard, just have to take everything off. Be prepared for old plastic to not want to bend anymore, something might break.

belairbrian

Happened to me this was my fix

FASTAZU

JB weld to fix broken plastic and re-drill the hole works well also.

Antarctico

I had the same issue. My first repair attempt was with JB Weld Clear Weld epoxy. The repair did not hold up as, I have learned from personal experience, epoxy and ABS plastic don't stick to each other all that well. Small parts that will be subjected to sheer forces (like these shifter boot pegs) cannot be reliably repaired with epoxy as the epoxy eventually pulls away or pops off the ABS after enough flexing. Epoxy works OK with ABS if there is a large surface area that can be roughed up with coarse sandpaper.

My solution to my broken pegs was to to take some scrape ABS and a temperature adjustable soldering iron with a broad chisel tip, and build up the pegs by plastic welding. I then shaped and sized the shifter boot pegs with a Dremel, drilled out the center of the pegs, and the pushed on the original threaded metal caps. This repair has held up and it beats shelling out $150 to Eckler's for an aftermarket replacement shifter bezel.