Removing shifter linkage bolts

[RapidRabbit]

Ok stupid question time. :roll

Is there a way to remove the threaded bolts in the stock shifter and AOD lever or do I just get a cutoff wheel in there?

Need to install the shifter rod between the stock shifter and the AOD.

 

[cmayna]

Hmmm, How about applying a wrench to the flat spots on the outside nut of the lever? Looks like there's nothing on the inside of the arm to grab.

 

[RapidRabbit]

Tried that they just spin.

 

[cmayna]

It's hard to see from your 2nd pic just exactly what is going on, on the other side of the lever. Is it a domed nut? There's nothing to grab via a wrench or whatever?

 

[RapidRabbit]

It like a domed ball and socket. No nut on that side. I'm thinking I need to cut it out.

 

[Anonymous]

Could it be a press fit? I removed the bolt from my reverse gear in the toploader by pressing it out.

 

[RapidRabbit]

I just spent a little time under there and it seems to be pushed in through a plastic bushing.

It's really hard to get anything done with a 2 year old running around the garage.

 

[Horseplay]

It's really hard to get anything done with a 2 year old running around the garage.

Your car has a trunk right? Just asking :hide

 

[RapidRabbit]

She can talk now. She will tell momma then I'm in the dog house. Or maybe she will kick me out to the garage and I can get something done.

 

[Anonymous]

All day sucker (lollipop)...just say'n.

 

[RapidRabbit]

I got them out last night. They were just pressed in with a bushing. I ran the bolt through a crow bar and put the nut on it. They pulled right out.

Thanks guys.