Cobalt SS Shifter to HHR SS?
06-15-2012, 04:45 PM
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The Hurst shifter is much smoother and tighter than the stock shifter - a definite improvement!
My only concern is the reverse lockout - the Hurst is metal (aluminum) and doesn't line up as straight as I would expect with the plastic lockout 'rib' on the stock shifter base. I expect that the lockout 'rib' on the base is going to wear fairly quickly and cause the lockout to no longer function. As one who has driven manual transmissions for nearly 50 years, I'm not worried about losing the lockout, but for the price of the shifter I expected a better fit. Haven't talked to Hurst about it yet, but intend to do so.
My only concern is the reverse lockout - the Hurst is metal (aluminum) and doesn't line up as straight as I would expect with the plastic lockout 'rib' on the stock shifter base. I expect that the lockout 'rib' on the base is going to wear fairly quickly and cause the lockout to no longer function. As one who has driven manual transmissions for nearly 50 years, I'm not worried about losing the lockout, but for the price of the shifter I expected a better fit. Haven't talked to Hurst about it yet, but intend to do so.
I did a little cut work on the plastic rib so that it lined up correctly, Over 70,000 miles since i did that , And no issues thus far.
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