shifter falls

[newcomb]

How do I make my shifter where it will not fall threw the floor I though about self tapping screws but there's got to be something more professional

[Ford Fester]

Drill a hole a bolt it up.

[mckabe]

Use the search bar, I know there are multiple threads on this

[caoverlock]

mine droped 9 months ago put 1 self tap screw in has held fine .quick and nobody sees it, covered by shifter boot

[newcomb]

Thank I found a thread and i am gunna fabricate up a short throw thansk for the help

[Safety Guy]

Here's a link to Nate's write up of a shifter swap, but I thought he had also done a tutorial on where to drill and put a bolt and nut to keep the shifter plate from falling. However, look at the pictures he has on this first page and you can see the lower part of his bolt and which solves the problem:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26925

Look at the third picture down. I copied that for my own fix on Aqua. Easy to do and has worked fine! Do not tighten the nut and bolt too much so it can allow the shifter to move freely.

Karl

[TominMO]

Does this happen on Aspires too, or did they address the issue by then?

[Bert]

I just recently replaced my shifter linkage bushings. Presumably we're talking about the 2 cheesy 'fish-hook' plastic tabs that hold up the shifter within the housing? Luckily mine were still intact. But I can imagine that a better and more positive system (I've read the recent repair posts about this; ie suspended nut and through bolt) is what this query is all about. And now that I think about it everything in that Nov/Dec posting makes sense.

[nitrofarm]

How do I make my shifter where it will not fall threw the floor I though about self tapping screws but there's got to be something more professional

A large Nylon zip tie works fine. All it does is hold the shifter at your desired height.

Does this happen on Aspires too, or did they address the issue by then?

Same -

[nitrofarm]

I just recently replaced my shifter linkage bushings. Presumably we're talking about the 2 cheesy 'fish-hook' plastic tabs that hold up the shifter within the housing? Luckily mine were still intact. But I can imagine that a better and more positive system (I've read the recent repair posts about this; ie suspended nut and through bolt) is what this query is all about. And now that I think about it everything in that Nov/Dec posting makes sense.

Its not the hooks that fail.The rubber breaks away-

[htchbck]

Yep. And those hooks shouldn't be holding any weight at all, there are four studs with nuts on them that hold the whole assembly to the bottom side of the tunnel. Those two hooks are so you can push the plate and socket into place from under the car and have it hold itself there until you get back inside the car to install the nuts on the 4 studs.

[Studebaker]

Ive reglued to two shifters use using a hi grade glue and they never fell out again. dh

[scitzz]

The way that Nate did it works great. I found a good shifter, and applied his "fix" before it broke. I expect I will never have the problem again....