Floor shifter conversion...

[sublimer]

Does anyone have instructions/diagrams for the floor conversion kit.

It was popped outta gear today and I was (stupidly) jerking it all around to get it back in gear and it seems like I loosened some stuff in the process and it's currently sitting in my churches parking lot.

[BobbyFord]

Need more info. Are you talking about aftermarket shifter?
You may have it in two gears simultaneously. Crawl under the truck and put it in neutral and go from there.

[sublimer]

It's aftermarket, a previous owner "installed" it.

I meant to say it's stuck in 2nd. I can't get it into neutral because the assembly that holds the shifter to the truck is wobbly and loose so I can't get the leverage/angle to get it out of 2nd. I was looking for the diagrams so I can see how it connects to the truck.

[BobbyFord]

Crawl under the truck with a pair of channel-lock pliers and put the transmission in neutral. Both levers should be pointing downward in neutral. Nobody is going to have a diagram of your specific shifter without knowing which aftermarket shifter is installed on your truck. Don't forget to set the e-brake and/or chalk the tires first.

[sublimer]

ebrake doesn't work and the truck is parked on a slight downhill I tell people when they get in my truck they need to help me with the ebrake. That means, I pull forward a foot, they run out, grab the rock and throw it in the bed of my truck and hop back it

I'm hoping that if I tighten things then I can shift okay again.

[sublimer]

It took 2 seconds to figure out what was wrong once I got underneath, I'm missing a bolt and 2 more were loose. I don't know the dimensions of the bolt, I was hoping someone here would

I also had 2 loose bolts. When I tightened them I was able to shift but the shifter was "wobbly" to be technical. That 3rd bolt will get things nice and stiff!

Here's some pics and a video.

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[BobbyFord]

Holy crap! Yeah, that's loose alright.
Bolts look like 3/8"-16 from the pics, but I can't speculate on the length...

[sublimer]

Holy crap! Yeah, that's loose alright.
Bolts look like 3/8"-16 from the pics, but I can't speculate on the length...

Haha, luckily by the time it became a problem I was stopped at a light waiting for a green arrow to turn into the parking lot. I had to drive the last 100 feet from stop straight into 2nd.

I guess I'll take the bolt on the other side out tomorrow and match it

[sargentrs]

Ah yes! The ever popular, often maligned, Mr. Gasket 7667 "universal" floor shifter. That is, if it's a 3 spd manual. "Universal" means doesn't fit anything in particular. Had one on my bump. After about 2 years the center alignment pin wore down so bad it would just flop against the seat. Bought another one and it lasted another year. When that one came apart I rebuilt my column shift and have never been happier. Here's the 7667 instructions. http://www.mrgasket.com/Portals/0/downl ... 6_7667.pdf If it's an automatic it's the 7668. There's also a 4 spd version but I don't know the model number.

[sublimer]

Ah yes! The ever popular, often maligned, Mr. Gasket 7667 "universal" floor shifter. That is, if it's a 3 spd manual. "Universal" means doesn't fit anything in particular. Had one on my bump. After about 2 years the center alignment pin wore down so bad it would just flop against the seat. Bought another one and it lasted another year. When that one came apart I rebuilt my column shift and have never been happier. Here's the 7667 instructions. http://www.mrgasket.com/Portals/0/downl ... 6_7667.pdf If it's an automatic it's the 7668. There's also a 4 spd version but I don't know the model number.

Yup, that's the one!

I plan on replacing the missing bolt and add some Loc-Tite too.