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4. Lift the parking brake to its highest position.
5. To remove the center console, open the center console storage area and use a flathead screwdriver to
detach the plastic center console cover as shown. This is held in by 4 clips in the storage area, 2 clips
on the side of the console and 2 clips on the front of the console. Once the 4 clips in the center
console storage area are released simply lift up to detach the 2 clips located on the side of the center
console. Figures 3 & 4
6. Detach the electrical connector underneath the cup holder and continue lifting up on the console, to
disconnect it completely. Figure 5
Figure 3 Figure 4
7. Use a flathead screwdriver to release the three prongs holding the shift boot to the reverse lockout
collar and then remove the center console completely. Figure 6
8. Remove the stock sound deadening material. 9. Remove the factory rubber boot.
10. Next you must press the factory roll pin out of the stock shifter. Put the shift lever into 1st
or 2nd
gear,
then put a socket on one side of the roll pin and use a C-clamp to press out the pin into the socket.
The pin will not press all the way out, use vice grips to pull the roll pin out the remaining distance. 11. Once the pin is removed, remove the spring from the shifter and place the shifter in neutral.
12. Use the T20 Torx bit to remove the factory reverse lockout collar.
9. On the upper side of the transmission, remove the 10mm bolt holding the shifter arm in
place. Once removed, swing the mounting arm up and to the side so as to access the
shifter linkage bolt. Figure 10
10. Using a ¼” drive 13mm shallow socket remove the bolt which holds the stock shift
linkage to the shift shaft on the transmission. The shifter will now be free to remove.
11. The shifter can be removed on either side of the driveshaft, if you are having a particularly difficult time some light pressure with a pry bar on the driveshaft will help
give you the clearance you need.
Figure 10
Disassembly: Stock shifter
1. Using a 3/8 inch socket remove the 4 bolts on the bottom plate of the stock shifter. Remove the stock
shift linkage from the assembly and detach the stock bushings from this linkage. Figure 11
2. Using the 3/8 inch socket remove the two bolts holding the stock pressure plate to the shifter housing.
3. Remove the stock shifter from the assembly.
4. Disassemble the stock shift lever and keep the following pieces: bottom black pivot cup, main shift
ball pivot cup, and the factory shift linkage. Figure 12
6. Install the top plate onto the Steeda shifter by sliding it over the shift lever and bolting it to the mid
plate using the supplied four ¼”-28 x 1 ½” long socket head cap screws. Before bolting this down
make sure the reverse lockout stop is oriented on the driver side of the shifter.
7. Install the two supplied O-rings into the grooves on the shift lever. 8. Lubricate around the entire perimeter of both O-rings making sure to get grease on both the top and
bottom faces of the O-rings as shown. Figure 24
9. Install the Steeda reverse lockout collar orienting it so that the vertical slot aligns with the Torx bolt
hole. Do not apply Loctite to this bolt as it could prevent smooth operation of the reverse lockout
collar. Try moving the reverse lockout up and down to make sure the o-rings are fully seated
properly. Figure 25
10. Slide the spring over the shaft of the shift lever and install the two supplied 4mm x 0.8 set screws into
the shift lever. Make sure both are spaced equally in the threaded holes and tighten them down firmly.
Then install the white factory plastic anti rattle washer on top of the set screws and the small rubber o-