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Good possibility the Valet pushed down on the shift lever as you do on many cars to engage reverse......and that popped off the already worn out socket.
Good possibility the Valet pushed down on the shift lever as you do on many cars to engage reverse......and that popped off the already worn out socket.
Hadn't thought about that, but I'll bet you're right
Pic of old vs new. Took some aligning and pressure to get it in the cup.
Originally Posted by soontobered84
^^^^^^ I don't know if there is a right way or a wrong way, but this is the method I use. I also use a small ratchet strap to lock it all the way down onto the ball.
Then I put the large tie wrap on it to keep the ball from jumping out of the cup down the road.
Good Luck
Many thanks! Got her back on the road.
I persevered (rediculously) for 6 hrs trying with a large ratchet strap to pull the cup and new bushing onto the ball. Had to shave the new bushing inner lip a tad, which then took 6 minutes to get on. Then backed it up with a 6"clamp/strap as others have mentioned.
Huge thanks to all.
Go Raps
06-07-2019, 04:15 PM
