# You make it hard to defend you GM... **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [August 16, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195 "2009-08-16T07:47:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/1 "2009-08-16T07:47:01Z")
So I’m in neutral sitting at the red light at transit and main on my way to get a gasket for the pool light. Light goes green, I start to shift to first and the shifter goes limp. Big old shift knob flops over held in place only by the leather boot. I’m still in neutral, rummaging around the shift boot trying to find some stub that will allow me to get the car in gear, any gear. Manage to get the car into second and limp it home after finding 3rd. The result of a 10 minute disassembly: ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/photo-27.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/photo-27.jpg) That grayish rectangle blob would be the snapped off metal, it’s now divorced better half still bolted to the transmission in the car, providing me one of the shortest throw most awkward shifters on earth until I get it replaced. :banghead: Before the “lay off the roids” comments, looking at [ls1gto.com](http://ls1gto.com) I guess this is pretty common. At least it will be a simple fix once I get the part. Hopefully the part doesn’t have to come from down under. ---
### Author: ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/2 "2009-08-16T07:50:38Z")
lol nice? ---
### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/3 "2009-08-16T07:52:52Z")
PS… if anyone has a way to look up the GM parts number for this that would be helpful. 05 GTO 6 speed. Looking for the “shifter shaft” or “shifter arm” or “shifter” I guess. :lol: ---
### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/4 "2009-08-16T08:09:31Z")
You must work out… ---
### Author: ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/5 "2009-08-16T08:15:01Z")
wanna borrow a pair of vice grips for a few days? ---
### Author: ![TMAN1985](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tman1985/32/5408_2.png) [@TMAN1985](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TMAN1985) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/6 "2009-08-16T08:16:12Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > wanna borrow a pair of vice grips for a few days? lolz. This sucks, but its kinda funny at the same time. ---
### Author: ![BigEd88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/biged88/32/5064_2.png) [@BigEd88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigEd88) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/7 "2009-08-16T09:54:26Z")
time to try out something aftermarket. That does suck. ---
### Author: ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/8 "2009-08-16T09:59:25Z")
Aw man, I can just picture trying to go at the green light and failing. Were there cars behind you? Haha. ---
### Author: ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/9 "2009-08-16T10:08:04Z")
Were you listening to disturbed at the time of the breakage? That is not covered… PS It’ll buff out… err on? ---
### Author: ![Studderin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/studderin/32/7197_2.png) [@Studderin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Studderin) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/10 "2009-08-16T10:14:31Z")
cold welds ---
### Author: ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/11 "2009-08-16T10:26:55Z")
go for short shifter? ---
### Author: ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/12 "2009-08-16T10:30:39Z")
I guess now is a good time to install that shift knob you bought. 😃 ![http://www.tougefactory.com/bubble/hk10.jpg](http://www.tougefactory.com/bubble/hk10.jpg) ---
### Author: ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/13 "2009-08-16T10:50:35Z")
> [@Nikuk](#): > > wanna borrow a pair of vice grips for a few days? lol ---
### Author: ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/14 "2009-08-16T11:00:39Z")
Thats power shifting, anyway you can’t blame gm your car is an basically a Holden ---
### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/15 "2009-08-16T12:15:49Z")
All fixed. ![http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/photo-28.jpg](http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/jsears77/photo-28.jpg) ---
### Author: ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/16 "2009-08-16T12:17:53Z")
LOL post that on any goat forums yet? ---
### Author: ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/17 "2009-08-16T12:18:01Z")
lol! great pic. Vin Deisel would be proud, no granny shifting here. ---
### Author: ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/18 "2009-08-16T12:18:16Z")
lol! great pic. Vin Deisel would be proud, no granny shifting here. ---
### Author: ![evilsrt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evilsrt/32/7470_2.png) [@evilsrt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evilsrt) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/19 "2009-08-16T12:21:47Z")
haha nice. Would make a good pic for one of those motivational posters. ---
### Author: ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime) #### Post date: [August 16, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195/20 "2009-08-16T12:22:47Z")
why not weld the shaft back together or fab up your own shaft that is more comfortable for you? or better yet a short throw if that has a long reach. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-make-it-hard-to-defend-you-gm/72195.md?page=2)