I had heard that removing the ring can sometimes be tricky--specially for a 25-year-old truck.
It is actually not tricky at all. Even if I wasn't trained, figuring it out is pretty straightforward, especially if you have a genuine Toyota repair manual.
Regardless if your 1989 has a chain drive transfer case (R150F 6cyl transmission or G58 4cyl transmission) or a gear drive transfer case (W56-C transmission), they both use the same style of shift handle retainer, and you can use information from our
Short Throw Installer as a guide:
- Steps 2-5 describe removing your shift handle (the process you've heard is tricky)
- Steps 19-20 describe installing our HD Seat
- Step 21 describes installing our HD Socket
- and Steps 22-24 describe re-installing your shift handle. Done! (the process you've heard is tricky)
Take a quick look at that and let me know what you think. (In other notes the "Shift Shoe" discussed above is shown to the image left of Step 8 and that is what the Socket is lowered into upon installation)
Here is the common 4cyl W56-C trans:
...and here is the common 6cyl R150F trans:
Compare both transmission shifter holes (from the perspective of these images, both are the left shifter hole). They are both round, both have the same locking slot for the shift handle boot, and both have steel pins at center from which their handle pivots on. No matter which type you have, the steps from the above guide should give you a pretty good idea of what's involved to get the Seat and Socket replaced
Regards,
BigMike
