Posted
November 17, '02
 This
procedure will explain how to install the boot onto your console
trim piece. When ordering the new Roush shifter handle, you can
send your console in for modification by Roush, or you can order
the boot and do it yourself. It is possible, but may have a high
frustration factor.
I elected
to do the boot install myself in order to document it for anyone
that wants to do the modification themself. This is, by far, not
the easiest way to go. It requires removing the boot and ring from
the console, removing the boot from the ring, installing the new
boot onto the ring, then the ring and boot onto the console. There
is a small margin of error allowed, as some of the outer part of
the boot is hidden by the console.
The Hardware:
The
new boot is supplied in the kit from Roush Performance.
 Preparation:
Workspace:
A clean, well lit work bench.
Tools: Screwdrivers, needle nose pliers, small clamps, scissors,
small torch.
Parts: Spray-on adhesive (3M).
Left-over Parts: Stock
shifter boot.
Quick
Instructions:
- Getting started
- Remove
boot ring from console
- Remove
staples from boot
- Trim
new boot to fit
- Fasten boot to ring
- Complete trimming of new boot
- Install boot/ring onto console
- Finish up
Procedure:
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Getting
Started
Once console is removed from the car, orient and mark the
front and rear of the ring on the console. Mark the front
and rear of the ring, as it is situated on the console. The
ring will go onto the console only one way, but it will come
in handy when working with the new boot.
See
correct boot orientation here.
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Remove
the Boot Ring From the Console
The ring is fastened to the console
with plastic tabs that are melted onto the ring. To remove,
heat up the plastic tabs and pry up with a screwdriver.
Work
your way around the ring until all tabs have been removed
and lift the ring/boot off of the console.
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Remove
Staples from Boot and Ring
The boot is fastened to the ring using staples and adhesive.
Carefully bend up the staples, straighten the staples with
pliers, and pull out.
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Trim
New Boot to Fit
The initial cuts will be made around the bottom of the new
boot to allow it to bend around the ring. Cut with scissors
every couple of inches, leaving about 3/4" to the seam
in the boot. Clamp to ring to test fit.
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Fasten
Boot to Ring
Using spray adhesive, or other comparable adhesive, spray
the underside of the ring (the side of the ring with the old
adhesive). Place new boot into place and clamp.
Once
the adhesive has set up, trim the boot around the ring, leaving
~1/4" extra.
Next,
re-insert the staples through the boot and into the ring.
I used a small nail to start the holes. Bend the staples over
as they were originally.
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Complete
the Trimming of the New Boot
Trim out the openings in the ring for the plastic tabs on
the console.
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Install
Boot/Ring onto Console
Inspect the melted plastic tabs on the console. Look to see
if they ended up in a condition that will allow the placement
of the ring onto the tabs. You may need re-heat some of the
tabs and form them with pliers.
Lower
the ring onto the console and fit into place. Have someone
hold the ring into place. Gently heat up the tab, then mash
down with a screwdriver or flat tool so that the tab covers
the ring to hold it in place. Continue around the ring until
all tabs are mashed back into place.
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Finishing
Up!
The new boot is now in place on the console and ready to install
into the car. Go back to the main instructions
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