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Start
by putting the car up on ramps (Or jack it up if you don't
have ramps). Remove the shift knob, if its stock, then
it will just unscrew off the shifter. Remove the screws
from the locations shown in the picture.
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Remove
these four screws also. Note: if you have an armrest, you
will need to remove two additional screws, there is one
on either side toward the back.
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This
rubber cover will just pull off.
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Remove
the bolt connecting the shift linkage to the transmission.
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Now
remove the two bolts shown far right on the picture, then
remove the bolt that connects the shift bar to the shifter
(top left/bottom middle arrows). You now have two options.
If you have a Civic that has the catalytic converter on
the exhaust manifold, then you can just remove the shift
linkage from the car now. If you have a Civic which has
the cat. converter right under the shifter, then you will
want to either unbolt the cat. from the exhaust manifold
and then remove the shift linkage (my suggestion), or remove
the two screws that hold the shifter in place (bottom left/top
middle arrows) and then take out the linkage and shifter
in two pieces.
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If
you have not yet removed the two bolts that hold the shifter
in place, remove them now.
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Transfer
the rubber part that is on the ball of the shifter over
to the new shifter. the two rubber washers that come off
the end of the old shifter where the shifter connects to
the shift linkage) must be reused on the new shifter.
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If
you have the urethane bushings, install them now. The two
half's go on one end with the metal insert. The other end
is pretty self descriptive also. (Pull the old one off,
pop the new one on).
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reinstall
reverse of removal. There have been some reports that this
or any short shifter may rattle against the exhaust. If
this happens, you can bend the exhaust hangers down a little
or buy longer rubber hanger replacements for any auto parts
store.
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