4bidden shifter C clips #22 help..wont come off - Honda Prelude Forum

N8_94SI · 12-02-2003, 03:14 PM

ok I dont know what the deal is, but ive been trying for like 20 mins to get the #22 C clips off the assemlbly so I can install this shifter... THEY WILL NOT come off, ive been using a flathead....anyone know of an easier way to get these big clips off the shifter cables?? thanks please help asap.

4bidden · 12-02-2003, 03:19 PM

Use the backside of a hammer or use a flathead and hook it from behind and across under the lip of the clip and hammer it off.

N8_94SI · 12-02-2003, 03:22 PM

awesome... going to try now

preluda92 · 12-02-2003, 04:59 PM

believe it or not I installed the whole thing without disconnecting the cable clips. the only pain is that one bolt under need the shifter itself.

red92si · 12-02-2003, 05:01 PM

I also did not remove the C-clips to install the shifter. I just lifted the whole unit up to get under it.

Riptide101 · 12-02-2003, 05:46 PM

Wow, that one bolt was a pain in my ass when I installed mine.

4bidden · 12-02-2003, 05:52 PM

You guys are crazy. Those clips are super simple to get off!!!

bsi · 12-02-2003, 06:13 PM

i didnt tkae the clips off either

N8_94SI · 12-02-2003, 06:59 PM

yeah ... lol .. i feel like an a55hole cause i cant get these clips off, I'm gonna try doing it without..i have the unit detatched just not from the clips... what bolt, are you guys that didnt take the C clips off, talking about that is a pain?

4bidden · 12-02-2003, 07:11 PM

BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO BEND THE CABLES TOO MUCH! If you even so much as crease the steel braided cable inside, it will shift weird. I highly suggest taking the clips off. I can post up how-to tomorrow if you really need me to.

Riptide101 · 12-02-2003, 07:38 PM

Thats probably a good idea 4bidden. That was my only problem with my install when I kept emailing you. I didn't and still don't understand the way to take them off. I just gave up and installed it without removing them and was careful not to move the cables around.

red92si · 12-02-2003, 08:41 PM

When I did the install I unbolted the whole baseplate and it wasn't hard at all to lift the whole unit up and replace the shifter. It didnt put any noticeable stress on the cables when I did the install, and the shifting hasnt been negatively affected at all.

However, I only did this because I had trouble removing the clips.

N8_94SI · 12-03-2003, 07:42 AM

yeah i gave up on it last night due to a bloody knuckle and it getting so late... would WD-40 help to make it a lil easier for those clips to come off? if not, can someone please post some more specific instructions.. I tried the hammer idea 4bidden but i guess the hammer i was using is too big to really get behind the dash.

4bidden · 12-03-2003, 09:58 AM

I'll post a video on how to get them off later today. I am at school right now, give me about 3 hours to post the video. Dont WD40 it, it'll only make it harder.

N8_94SI · 12-03-2003, 10:13 AM

sweet, I'll be home to work on it at 3:30pm eastern time. so I'll look for it. thanks 4bidden

SolRayz · 12-06-2003, 05:11 PM

That video would be cool, if possible!

4bidden · 12-06-2003, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SolRayz
That video would be cool, if possible!

I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Si_g · 12-07-2003, 09:37 PM

i m goin to get on from youpretty soon 4bidden, so that vid will be nice.

4bidden · 12-07-2003, 09:38 PM

I'll do it, I'll do it. Give me tomorrow. Someone IM me on AIM around 2pm and tell me to go do it.