mikekoz

Hello,

for those with the hurst short shifter... do you sometimes have problems putting it in reverse?
The reverse lockout works fine for me after some screwing with during install... that isn't my problem.

The problem is..... THE SHIFT BOOT GETS CAUGHT ON THE REVERSE LOCKOUT (because the stick is shorter i guess, therefore creating some slack in the shiftboot), therefore making it hard to get into reverse.
It's not a huge deal, but it just makes me look like an @ss sometimes when i am trying to back out of a spot....sometimes taking up to a minute to find reverse by the time i situate my shift boot right.
i got so mad one day that i tried to put it into reverse... and ripped a hole in the boot a little smaller than a dime.

any advice would help.
thanks in advance
-mike

BoostinLSJ

hey my hurst does also sometimes get caught onthe shift boot. and most of the time pulls then boot out of the hole

mikekoz

same exact thing happens to me.
it's annoying, right?

tombomb

i still havent tightened my set screw so my shifter is a bit wobbly (just a bit) and it actually misses the lockout so its like i dont even have one, i am seriusly considering ditching the lockout altogether

BoostinLSJ

i put mine in last week along with stage 2 and friday night the clutch gave out. lockout works but it is hard to get it in reverse

mikekoz

bump... anyone else?

alleycat58

Nope, no problems with lockout or the shift boot.

an0malous

never had either of these problems.

did you situate the boot properly on the shaft during install, and tighten the ziptie really tight?

climber55

No problems here either, reverse lockout works fine after I adjusted my cables properly, and no problems with the boot at all. I'd check the zip tie.

mikekoz

i think so... i'll redo it and see how it goes.

xassin

I have a 2007 SS/SC and had trouble with reverse when I first installed it.
I ended up adjusting the cables so that reverse was all the way to the right
and I didn't need to use the lockout... just over and down. However 5th is
a little tricky now, it's about 1/2 way to the right from center. It's not that
big of a deal for me since only drive 2 miles to work and never make
it into 5th gear.

HViper

This is good info guys. I just ordered my hurst and will keep all this in mind. Anyone elese have any other important tips about installing the hurst?

mikekoz

yeah, there is a little tube of blue stuff in the box. that is lock-tite. i don't recall reading that anywhere in the instructions, but it is in there. use it in the set screw, but make sure you don't confuse it with the grease.

lightningfast5

i just put in my hurst shifter last week. I dont have any of those problems with mine. I didnt even have to ajust the cables for anything. It wwent right in with no problems.