How to fix a Shift tower 2005 ford focus

Sorry never showed me putting it back in. I was learning as I was doing it myself so.. but if your shifter is flopping around and your cables are connected this is your problem. Hopefully this helps.

[@nelms78]

ten million videos on how to change the cables and check the fluid, but yours is the one that every focus owner is looking for.

[@boboxeon2731]

Jerry Nelms seriously tho

[@bretkeighley5198]

YES!

[@bretkeighley5198]

This was the problem not my brand new shift cables

[@Batmansthebomb126]

are a LIFESAVER!!!! ty soo much. I was starting to think i needed a stick of dynamite in the gas tank. so frustrating. but hopefully i will have it fixed tomorow. was your vehicle stuck in gear, or neutral as well? when you took it apart?

[@robpoore2121]

Very informational! Thanks man! Just got my focus towed home im pretty sure this is the issue im dealing with. Shifter is all slop. No gears, no H pattern. Clutch is good an heavy still, and car starts and runs. But no gears

[@tmendez1213]

Thanks man. I’m gonna do mine today and unlike the rest of these freaks, I’ll take video to compliment yours

[@mattmercer9962]

hells yeah man, thanks for the video!, I couldn't find any other video on it besides yours and you video shows exactly what is wrong with my focus, again thanks man

[@wilanjoac]

Dudeeeee thank you so much! Wow im speechless on how to much have you helped me. Thanks!

[@cadtrev]

Thanks,this helped me fix my sons car yesterday!

[@BarkEater]

Ha not only informative but funny shit

[@nelms78]

thank you for this F ing video,you saved me money time and from getting fucked from a trasnmission shop that already looked at my car and said it needed shift cables and it would be close to $400 dollars with parts and labor, so I brought it back home and took console out and the cables looked new,Ive been looking two months for this video, thank you, a little work and a two dollar roll pin.

[@thenault20]

Ok so ik this video is old but hoping someone can answer this for me, I have 07 focus zx4 st 2.3 duratec 5spd and lost only top gears? I can get 2nd 4th and reverse just fine , so I'm wondering if this is the same thing wrong with mine? Any info would be helpful and appreciated cuz I'm currently working on it . Just not seeing any obvious issues yet , like cables popping off like some of these lucky focus owners.

[@SuperSilvermaster]

Mine was stuck in neutral and wouldn't go into any gear

[@jfmartinez123]

Bro I freaking love you right now. You just save me a fat trip and labor on going to the junk yard and pulling a hole trans out

[@TomZebra]

Thank you RL. Subbed.

[@Gooelf]

Ok, I'm fairly certain I am in the same boat as you were, you say you can use a nut and bolt. What size? Also, do you just push the pin out and replace it or is everything going to fall apart as soon as I do?

[@hexbashplays5186]

This video saved me 100's of dollars in shop work thank you!

[@levigrafton6854]

We should hang out sometime, you seem like a cool guy.

[@stephendee7839]

I'm pretty sure this is my problem. The video is helpful in understanding what's broken, but between the orientation, the shaking, the lighting, and mostly showing the results rather than the work, especially how it all went back together, it's still a bit of a mystery to me. I'm going to face this soon, I'm sure!

[@markiss739]

Richard trying to determine if my focus' shift cable is bad or if it is the tranny tower ihave been shifting in front of tranny by moving cable into the gear i need.one day i put it into 2 and i moved shift lever up 1 notch inside car and to my suprise it moved into drive this makes me wonder if its the cable or tower thanks for your help

[@ya_boi_zak5927]

What's the length of the rod u put in?

[@jpadilla0515]

going to pick and pull to take one of thes out and fixing it then doing mine next weekend, just bought the car and putting it into first or reverse is hard.

[@munch7077]

could you just replace the whole tower with one from another trans?

[@brrttken]

was your shifter moving in a circle?

[@carlosnevarez3337]

Hey were did u get the pins at?

[@jashielrodriguez756]

I have the same problem but I can’t find the part, any idea were I can find the part ?

[@SuperSilvermaster]

You can use a nut and bolt

[@jamestoosley7291]

Were could i find a shift tower for my manual 06 focus i cant fond ir anywhere

[@jamestoosley6639]

I took mine out and it shifted fine but when i put it back in it dodnt shift into gear

[@drewjbx228]

i pulled the tower out of a 2000 focus, did not have a gasket, did yours?

[@ELPAXROMANO]

I am about to replace one for a 2000 forcus. Was it hard to put it back in? any advice?

[@shadowgb]

I have this exact same problem. has this held up for you? I am not looking to replace the entire tower just because this tiny little pin is broken.

[@SuperSilvermaster]

Yea it's still holding up good. I think as long as the new pin or bolt is tight and snug it will last the life of the car. Those roll pins Ford puts in are junk. Good luck.

[@shadowgb]

Richard Lantz been driving around for a few days now on a bolt and nylock nut. so far so good.

[@ya_boi_zak5927]

@@shadowgb what size bolt and nut did u have?

[@kayzee2405]

lol that looked like a crappy job lol

[@SuperSilvermaster]

It was crappy cause it was cold out. Other than that it wasn't to bad. Only took about a hr and a half