Dumb Question Thread - No Flaming Allowed

[Keith_MN]

I've been struggling with an Autosolutions SSK installation. Finally got the shift arm carrier inside the transmission ears and it looks to me like it's 99% aligned but the pin won't go in. Any tips to get the last 1% adjustment?

I did as well. I believe what got it done was massaging two pry bars. One between the tunnel and the pin to create pressure on the pin. Another wiggling underneath, above, etc to get the end of the pin to line up with the trans. I found that mine needed to be tweaked to set it. Few hundred miles on it now, feels great.

[DJAM3]

I'm at the point where I'm thinking about putting in a smaller pin and calling it good 😆

[Keith_MN]

I'm at the point where I'm thinking about putting in a smaller pin and calling it good 😆

If it makes you feel better, I did struggle with it for quite a long time. I actually forgot, I did give the end of the pin some additional beveling in an effort to get it fully seated. Not sure if that helped, the lightbulb moment for me was that it popped in when I torqued the pin at an angle more than I expected. A little grease always helps too.