Actually, I did just find a site that tells me that the bushing
> doesn't go on the rod to snap into the holder, it just goes right into
> the holder and then you slide the rod back into it... but will that
> ball cup thing slide through the tunnel too (i.e. is it permanently on
> the rod) or does that have to come off too?
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>>Ok this will probably be a dumb question but I can't find anything
>>that gives me 100% certainty what to do here (even the website from my >>other post).
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>>When I took my shifter lever off and looked into the tunnel, I can
>>look back a bit and see what's left of the bushing.... I think it's
>>crunched into like 3 rings.... anyway, just in front of the bushing is
>>the ball/cup thing that the ball on the shift handle sits into. My
>>question is, when I detach the rod from the engine, will that ball
>>part slide through the tunnel and out too or does that have to be
>>taken off somehow first? I'm guessing that once it gets out, the ball
>>cup has to come off the rod to replace the bushing... of course, I >>could be wrong.
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>>thanks!!
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