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Any one know how to get the shifter off an german ford 4 speed? I have one out of a pinto/capri/MII and cannot find out how to get the shifter out of the tranmission. The manual shows how to do it on the english version but not the one I have. I have two of them one out of a pinto and the other out of a 1979 bobcat. Both I4's. If you have any idea please help.

Neil
 

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IIRC remove the three bolts retaining the shifter from the top of the tailshaft and pull.
 

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neil_home said:
Any one know how to get the shifter off an german ford 4 speed? I have one out of a pinto/capri/MII and cannot find out how to get the shifter out of the tranmission. The manual shows how to do it on the english version but not the one I have. I have two of them one out of a pinto and the other out of a 1979 bobcat. Both I4's. If you have any idea please help.

Neil
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Neil, if you have the Pinto trans and it is out of the car.........1 place gearshift lever in neutral 2 compress the corrugated rubber spring then remove the retaining snap ring and slide the spring upward on the lever. 3 bend the shift lever lock tabs up then carefully thread the plastic dome nut from the extension housing. 4 lift the gear shift lever from the extension housing. Thats the condensed directions from the Ford shop manual. Pinto and MustangII transmissions are completely different.
 
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$50COBRAII said:
Neil, if you have the Pinto trans and it is out of the car.........1 place gearshift lever in neutral 2 compress the corrugated rubber spring then remove the retaining snap ring and slide the spring upward on the lever. 3 bend the shift lever lock tabs up then carefully thread the plastic dome nut from the extension housing. 4 lift the gear shift lever from the extension housing. Thats the condensed directions from the Ford shop manual. Pinto and MustangII transmissions are completely different.
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Thank you Thank you Thank you


I got the tabs bent up. not sure what the dome nut is but will try to find it. Its been a long time but I could have swore that the transmission in my brother inlaws MII was the same as the one in my 76 Capri. Thanks for setting me straight. Now to see if I can figure out what this nut is.

Neil
 
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