Transmission boot substitutes

[Law Dog]

Pretty sure the intact ones are molded to the shifter on the bottom to protect the shifter from getting dirty from under the body it’s a PITA to get the bolts out but it’s doable. With the amount of smaller stick shift trucks out there boots should be around think Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and the other Mitsubishi trucks that use the same trans/transfer case equipment.

I needed to change out a shifter a few days ago on the truck that was in the fire the shifter was locked up from the pivot ball melting. I used a second shifter I had that had a full boot to move the truck when I could shift into neutral it sucked fighting that boot.

Get a firm grip on the edge of the boot peel it up towards the shifter to reveal the shifter plate bolts the boot will fight you every step of the way. I use a 1/4 inch extension and ratchet because it’s a tight area to work with.