The bushing has a hole that needs to mate with the roll pin so it won’t spin. Often what happens is that a previous job does not account for this is mushes the factory pin flush. Installing the roll pin is a way to rehab the pin that was pressed flush. You could probably get away without installing it, but there is a bit of risk. Hope this helps.
Thank you. I'm currently following your videos step by step. I have everything done except for the shifter seal. I'll need to get myself some tap and dies
For the shift shaft seal. Basically I need to tap a matching thread for a long bolt? That bolt will screw into the brass bushing-- then I'll hammer the bolt to pop the brass piece out?
Yes. Once you get a bolt into the bras bit, you can flip the hole unit over and drive the brass out with a rod. That will give you access to the seal. You can reuse the brass as well. The newly added threads will have no bearing on functionality.
The bushing has a hole that needs to mate with the roll pin so it won’t spin. Often what happens is that a previous job does not account for this is mushes the factory pin flush. Installing the roll pin is a way to rehab the pin that was pressed flush.
You could probably get away without installing it, but there is a bit of risk.
Hope this helps.
Thank you. I'm currently following your videos step by step. I have everything done except for the shifter seal. I'll need to get myself some tap and dies
For the shift shaft seal. Basically I need to tap a matching thread for a long bolt? That bolt will screw into the brass bushing-- then I'll hammer the bolt to pop the brass piece out?
Yes. Once you get a bolt into the bras bit, you can flip the hole unit over and drive the brass out with a rod. That will give you access to the seal. You can reuse the brass as well. The newly added threads will have no bearing on functionality.
So why do we put the roll pin on?