So my shifter just broke in half
I'm both in shock and depressed this just happened. After a very chill night with some buddies of mine, we were on our way back from cruising around when I shifted into 2nd gear and "SNAP" the metal shaft on the shifter snapped at the rim of the actual gear selector.
It's drivable as I can move it through all 4 gears with my fingers, except reverse. How do I fix this? Can I just have the mechanic weld it back? I really want to keep this shifter, it's the original and I love it. Ugh, so bummed about this...... :( |
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I don't think taking it to a mechanic is really necessary, they'd probably just send for a new shifter and charge you $10,000. Go to the yellow pages and find a custom welder and give them a call. They will be much more reasonably priced, you'll just have to remove the shifter yourself.
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alright cool, i'll do that then, how do I go about taking the shifter out? Can anyone help me out with that?
Thanks!!!!:D :D :D :D :D |
Hopefully your welder will know better but do not weld it in place and remove all non-metal parts. Otherwise if you are lucky things will only melt rather than catching on fire.
You'll get hit with whatever is their minimum charge - US$50 - $100 depending on your area. Though if you catch him/her at the end of the day on Friday a cold couple of six-packs can sometimes suffice.... If they suggest brazing rather than welding I personally would do it. There isn't _that_ much force put on the shifter. |
Awesome, yeah I wouldn't have him weld it in the car. Ouch lol was wondering though, how do I take the shifter out? That way I can just have them do it there. Is there a special trick?
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Iam not familiar with the w115, but was wondering if the w123 shifter is the same? if so, pull one at a Junk yard. finding one for a 220 might be like the needle in the hay stack.
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The 220D shifter is a very thin and slightly tapered chromed metal shaft with a black plastic ball on the top. I always marveled at the ability of that skinny shaft to stand up to repeated shifting over the 20 years I drove ours, but never had a problem. The use of ATF in the trannie certainly helps to reduce the effort to shift gears, except for the move to reverse.
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Well went to the mechanic who said he could not weld it, but did end up getting the part out. He pointed us in the direction of a body shop right across from him. As I walk up, there is a late 90's SEL I think that was getting Gullwing's put on it, and I mean full DeLorean status gullwings!
We asked him if he could do the job and he said yeah and when asked for how much he said 10$. We came back a couple hours later, it was welded very nicely and he brazed it also. We went back to the mechanic who put it in, and now I have a working gearshift. Thankfully this wasn't that painful and all is well now! Thanks everyone for the info/advice!!!! :) |
Ten bucks for a weld job-you just scored!
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FYI it's either brazed or welded. Brazing is with brass filler rod, welding is with steel filler.
Either way, $10 is a steal and will be plenty strong! |
yeah, I was very grateful for the price he gave us and the job he did was great! :D
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