Shifter linkage bushing stuck!

[special_k_828]

Originally Posted by marcus

try switching gears...

Thanks Marcus.. tried that but no luck. I took off the airbox so I could have more leverage but still, can't get it off. It's really seized on there! Has this ever happened to anybody?

[Betrivent]

Originally Posted by special_k_828

Thanks Marcus.. tried that but no luck. I took off the airbox so I could have more leverage but still, can't get it off. It's really seized on there! Has this ever happened to anybody?

I ave the same issue. Mine is literally completely seized onto it. I just gave up.

EDIT: the problem with the design of it, is that if the thign in question gets seized, the whole thing can still pivot inside the rubber in which the linkage sits. The more it seizes, the more it tends to turn inside the rubber instead of on the pivot, which in turn allows for the bushing to seize more by placing less force on it. Vicious cycle.

[special_k_828]

Originally Posted by Betrivent

I ave the same issue. Mine is literally completely seized onto it. I just gave up.

EDIT: the problem with the design of it, is that if the thign in question gets seized, the whole thing can still pivot inside the rubber in which the linkage sits. The more it seizes, the more it tends to turn inside the rubber instead of on the pivot, which in turn allows for the bushing to seize more by placing less force on it. Vicious cycle.

This is exactly what happened. I'm in the process of trying to cut through the bushing. I'll just try to find a junkyard one or something (if it comes off).