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Old 01-17-2009, 06:38 PM
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I would be worried that this would be bad for my transmission.
X2 I would be looking for a quick fixThat kind of damage is big $$$$
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Old 01-17-2009, 07:52 PM
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That's what I am worried about as well.
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Old 01-17-2009, 08:25 PM
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last time I had a manual transmission have to be put in the shop the whole car got stolen. That was an expensiv repair.
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Old 01-17-2009, 08:33 PM
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Your moving the body on the frame...the tranny won't get damaged.
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Old 01-17-2009, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jvalason
Your moving the body on the frame...the tranny won't get damaged.
Actually I was talking about damage from the tranny popping out of gear under load/speed
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Old 01-17-2009, 10:21 PM
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Loosen the bolts...slide the body back...and fix it...
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Old 01-18-2009, 05:48 AM
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yeah, I'll give it a go.
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:38 AM
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yeah, I'll give it a go.
let us know how it works please!
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Old 01-18-2009, 06:51 AM
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It's still extremely cold today but I might suck it up and just get it done. I put a lot of locktite on these bolts when I installed them. So I need to find my big boy pants first.
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Old 01-18-2009, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by casaintsfan
... i've heard of people bending the shifter somehow.
That's what I was thinking.
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