i have a 98 dodge neon and i recieved a shifter **** for my car. i was told i could just screw it off and put new one on... but so far thats not the case. anyone know how to change it? or is it possible?

 

The Neon's shift **** doesn't screw off. You have to pull the boot down away from the ****, and then there's a clip of sorts that fits over a tab sticking out of the shaft, and it lifts right up. The ne **** may or may not fit over the Neon's shifter. The shaft, like the hubs, are bigger than most cars. I went through 3 before finding one that fit... You also won't be able to keep the boot up anymore...

Best of luck!

 

best to buy a short shifter kit for the neon, and then get your **** installed on it. i have the same prob, i cant get the old **** off, so my skull **** just kinda sits there, i figure ill wait till i get a short shift kit.

 

I put one on my shifter just fine. The boot stays up fine although it does not look 100% perfect. Just pull the tab and when you install the aftermarket one be sure to use the right size sleeve to have a snug fit.

 

You could modify the shift lever like I did, see attached pics.

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Sounds like an idea, How hard was it to tap the shifter?

 

sweet thx for the info, and yea how hard was it to modify it like that? im interested in doing it that way.

 

actually tapping it was quite easy, as it is some fairly soft metal. What i did was cut it down to the desired length with the trusty sawzall and bench vise. Then i used a bench grinder to remove enough metal so the key way was gone. Next step was to tap it in stages starting with a large tap, and working slowlu down to the desired size (3/8-16).
Look closely at the left side in the pic, and you will see where we tested the grinding and tapping to see if it would work.

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