Shift boot keeps falling down...

02-18-2008, 10:03 PM

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Shift boot keeps falling down...

i just got a diff shift **** for my 8 and now the shift boot doesnt meet up to the ****...you can see the shaft of the shifter and it looks bad imo.....how can i make it meet up with ****....i already tried velcro but it didnt work so well....thanks

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02-19-2008, 07:14 PM

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nobody????

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02-19-2008, 07:15 PM

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I have an AT. No boot. Sorry.

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02-19-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy_E1

I have an AT. No boot. Sorry.

Fail

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02-19-2008, 08:01 PM

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How long?

Mine was way low until after about a week with my new ****; then the boot started rising to meet it...

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02-19-2008, 08:04 PM

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had it on almost a week now...

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02-19-2008, 08:10 PM

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got a picture?

there is a piece of fabric around the shift arm under the shift boot. you can probably feel it. i would say replace that with something longer. it will help keep the boot up.

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02-19-2008, 08:16 PM

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too dark right now to get a pic...but the boot is about an inch below ****

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02-19-2008, 08:24 PM

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If it's the stock boot my guess is the plastic clip at the top has snapped into several pieces and so is no longer able to ride the shifter and form a seal with the shift **** like it was previously designed to do.