disconnecting shift linkage connection?

wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
in Engine & Drivetrain
this is in regards of a 2WD DX 5-speed Wagon...

how do you disconnect the shift linkage arm from its connection at the transmission? same for the second arm, whatever that is.. so basically, the two arms going into the tranny?

seems like there is a pin of sorts, but i have no idea how to get it out of there.

Comments

  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    Ahh, the infamous "bitch pin"! You just have to drive it out with a hammer, or press it out with a c-clamp (easier on the transmission.) It's kinda hard to explain without pics, go search H-T for bitch pin. If you don't have a pin punch, the AC compressor bolts from your car work well, too.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    alright... awesome i will use some A/C bolts haha
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    If at first you dont succeed, get a bigger hammer.

    There is a saying, "for any job you can use a hammer, if that doesnt work get a bigger one, if that doesnt work then the problem is electrical"
  • Vegas13Vegas13 Wagonist
    NZ-DB8R wrote:
    If at first you dont succeed, get a bigger hammer.

    There is a saying, "for any job you can use a hammer, if that doesnt work get a bigger one, if that doesnt work then the problem is electrical"

    ROFL!!

    yea the bitch pin has its name for a reason. and i would also recommend using a bolt to replace it. so you dont gotta deal with it again
  • slo88crxslo88crx Senior Wagonist
    I use a nice little air hammer with a custom end on it! works great! But yes if you have no air compressor you will have to hammer it out no fun! :(
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    here's the c-clamp method

    http://www.performanceforum.com/wesvann ... bitch.html
  • DRMORTYDRMORTY Council Member
    Bitch Pins = Two Tumbs Down...

    :( :( :(

    It is all about technique & a BIG HAMMER w/a some #@%^ %#@ *%^$ %$#%

    GL
  • theidealonetheidealone New Wagonist
    Sucks using a hammer when the car isnt high enough to swing it. :( Hydraulic lifts FTW.

    The other bar should just have a bolt holding it to the bracket, and a couple bolts holding that bracket to the tranny.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    this tranny is out of the car, so thats not an issue :mrgreen:
    thanks for all the input, guys
  • WagonWhirledWagonWhirled New Wagonist
    don't forget to replace the oil seal part # 91215-PL3-005 as it is old and tired and may leak soon anyway, especially after taking a beating while trying to hammer out the bitch pin.

    the c-clamp method looks good and causes less possible damage if any vs using a hammer.

    I removed the bitch pin by using a very long extension bar connected to a socket holding a center punch. I lined it up from under the hood then used a BFH to hammer it out. I also placed a jackstand up against the shift rod for support. it took a while but it came out. then applied some anti-sieze to the new pin before installing it.
  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    WagonWhirled wrote:
    then applied some anti-sieze to the new pin before installing it.

    You, or whoever next has to removed the linkages will cry with happiness because of that
  • CharbCharb Administrator
    I remember my first bitch pin lol

    Good stuff
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    got the pin out using the Clamp method. it was pretty easy, and really fun too haha.

    thanks for all the input guys!! really helped A LOT.
  • slo88crxslo88crx Senior Wagonist
    wagodizzle wrote:
    got the bitch pin out using the Clamp method. it was pretty easy, and really fun too haha.

    thanks for all the input guys!! really helped A LOT.

    never heard these two in the same sentence before! ha lol
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    for what its worth, the tranny was out of the car :mrgreen:
  • 300zx300zx Wagonist
    Thank God I have a 4WD civic.
    It has shifter cables. No bitch pins to worry about!
  • sobe_deathsobe_death New Wagonist
    A quick tip for anyone planning on replacing the bitch pin with a bolt. When you have the linkage off the car, cut a slot in the linkage 90 degrees around from the bitch pin hole so that when you tighten down the bolt it will pinch the shaft coming out of the transmission.

    Using just a bolt will not put constant pressure on the connection like the roll pin did and you will eventually develop slop in the connection.
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