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How to Install a Dual Gate Shifter

Dual gate shifters are a kind of manual transmission shifter made by or made in imitation of shifters made by Hurst automotive parts. That company was founded by George Hurst in 1958 during the golden age of American hot-rodding and Hurst products, particularly Hurst shifters, quickly became popular with automobile and auto racing enthusiasts. The shifters were so well-regarded that American auto manufacturers began to buy them and Hurst built the original dual gate shifters for several classic American muscle cars including the Pontiac GTO, Plymouth Barracuda and the Ford Mustang Boss 302.

Instructions

1

Remove the factory installed shifter following the instructions in the service manual for your car. The tools you will need to remove this shifter will depend on the brand and model of your installed shifter.

2

Disconnect the factory shift cable from the transmission and remove the control arm from the gear selector shaft on the transmission using a 15 mm socket and a socket wrench.

3

Remove the transmission oil pan bolts using a 13 mm socket and a socket wrench. Attach the cable bracket supplied with your dual gate shifter to the transmission oil pan using the stock bolts, a 13 mm socket and a socket wrench.

4

Remove factory shift cable from your car using the tools specified in the service manual for your vehicle. Insert the new dual gate shifter cable through the existing cable hole inside your car.

5

Route the cable under your car from the passenger side of your car to the transmission pan, then across the transmission pan to the cable bracket you just installed.

6

Insert the cable collar into the slot on the cable bracket and attach to the bracket using the retaining clip supplied with your shifter.

7

Put the shifter stick in neutral and remove the shifter knob.

8

Attach the U-clips included with your shifter to the shifter assembly and attach the J-clip included with your shifter to the back of the shifter assembly.

9

Attach the rear shifter mounting bracket included with your shifter to the factory bracket on the floor tunnel using the two 10 mm hex bolts included with your shifter. Tighten the hex bolts with an 10 mm Allen wrench.

10

Insert the shifter cable into the round bracket on the dual gate shifter housing. Secure the cable to the shifter frame bracket using the retaining clip supplied with your shifter.

11

Remove the cotter pin, washer and clevis pin from the top of the selector pivot at rear of the shifter and attach the eyelet end of the new cable by reusing the cotter pin, washer and clevis pin.

12

Put the shifter in the console and fasten the shifter to the rear mounting bracket using the 1/4 inch hex head bolts supplied with the shifter. Tighten the bolts with a 1/4 inch Allen wrench.

13

Fasten the front of the shifter assembly to the factory bracket located on floor tunnel, reusing two 10mm hex bolts you used to attach the factory bracket to the floor tunnel.

14

Insert the factory column lock cable fully into the bracket on the front of shifter frame until the protrusions on the cable lock into place. Ensure that both the shifter and the transmission are in neutral.

15

Thread the cable pivot onto one end of the cable stud then lock the cable pivot in place using the 10/32-inch nut supplied with the cable and an adjustable wrench.

16

Move the shifter stick into the low gear position and check the adjustment under the car. The transmission should also be in low. Repeat this procedure for each gear by shifting into each gear and checking the adjustment under the car.

17

Place the original shifter console plate over the shifter stick and reattach to the console using the hardware from your original shifter. Replace your shifter knob

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