INNER manual shifter boot....replacement?
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INNER manual shifter boot....replacement?
For the life of me I can't find a replacement for the INNER 5-speed shifter boot. Mine's eaten up after >300Km. Replacement options? Not happy relying on just the outer boot. That won't seal to the floor pan.
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/sh...rebuild-28766/
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I have been looking for ages - the only option is to either find a used replacement or make your own
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/sh...rebuild-28766/
https://www.google.com/search?q=univ...A9X2yALqxYawCQ
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Mine is ripped pretty bad. I gorilla taped it which lasted through last summer, but the tape gets so brittle when it is 12*F outside that it doesn't last through the winter.
I might try to "sew" it closed by poking holes and using Zip-Ties to lash it together, then going crazy with the RTV and seeing if it holds up.
Or i should just get off my **** and order the parts to rebuild the shifter anyways - mine is original and I am sure replacing it would improve the feel of the shifter
Cost is roughly $55 buying everything off Ebay, which is well worth the heat reduction in my case
I might try to "sew" it closed by poking holes and using Zip-Ties to lash it together, then going crazy with the RTV and seeing if it holds up.
Or i should just get off my **** and order the parts to rebuild the shifter anyways - mine is original and I am sure replacing it would improve the feel of the shifter
Cost is roughly $55 buying everything off Ebay, which is well worth the heat reduction in my case
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Mine is ripped pretty bad. I gorilla taped it which lasted through last summer, but the tape gets so brittle when it is 12*F outside that it doesn't last through the winter.
I might try to "sew" it closed by poking holes and using Zip-Ties to lash it together, then going crazy with the RTV and seeing if it holds up.
Or i should just get off my **** and order the parts to rebuild the shifter anyways - mine is original and I am sure replacing it would improve the feel of the shifter
Cost is roughly $55 buying everything off Ebay, which is well worth the heat reduction in my case
I might try to "sew" it closed by poking holes and using Zip-Ties to lash it together, then going crazy with the RTV and seeing if it holds up.
Or i should just get off my **** and order the parts to rebuild the shifter anyways - mine is original and I am sure replacing it would improve the feel of the shifter
Cost is roughly $55 buying everything off Ebay, which is well worth the heat reduction in my case
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Gave up...
Thanks for the info.
I finally gave up looking for an oem, or even an alternative oem for different application.
Shout out to Huntsville Rubber and Gasket in Huntsville, AL! I bought a piece of scrap epdm from them for $3 and cut, formed and glued it with Liquid Plumber.
As a side note, the hard shifts I was investigating look like they were caused by the shifter seat or shifter seal; the rubber gasket that the shifter tower sits on. It was totally trashed, pieces everywhere falling in the tranny and bound up in the shifter and linkage. I hope that fixes it....
Also changing fluids from GL-4 stuff to Royal Purple 10w40 - been reading a bit on that and it looks good.
>320K miles and still going!
JW
I finally gave up looking for an oem, or even an alternative oem for different application.
Shout out to Huntsville Rubber and Gasket in Huntsville, AL! I bought a piece of scrap epdm from them for $3 and cut, formed and glued it with Liquid Plumber.
As a side note, the hard shifts I was investigating look like they were caused by the shifter seat or shifter seal; the rubber gasket that the shifter tower sits on. It was totally trashed, pieces everywhere falling in the tranny and bound up in the shifter and linkage. I hope that fixes it....
Also changing fluids from GL-4 stuff to Royal Purple 10w40 - been reading a bit on that and it looks good.
>320K miles and still going!
JW
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As a temp fix I sealed the hole with a flat piece of a rubberized foam material I use as a gasket for other applications. Much quieter and no heat came through. I plan on leaving it in place even with the new shifter boot there.
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What kind of foam are you using? I want to get something like a heat blanket or sorts to stuff around the shifter area to further insulate heat from the cabin.
Something like this might work well;
Something like this might work well;
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