Hurst shifter help

[salinasjoel]

I cant seem to get my shifter handle out. I know how it is supposed to come out. I know I have seen the other posts but I am not seeing any visual examples, and for the life of me I cant get a shim in there to pop anything loose. I have been spraying this thing down daily to try to break it up but it is in there snug. I have tried a putty knife, a feeler gauge, a knife and I can't get this thing broken loose. Any super secrets or pictures would be very helpful.

Thanks

 

[AJ/FormS]

Some shifters were never designed to come apart, so pictures on your part would be very helpful.

 

[salinasjoel]

Some shifters were never designed to come apart, so pictures on your part would be very helpful.

I will do that tomorrow as soon as I get home from work, it's just a bone stock 68 4 speed with the original hurst shifter that came with it

 

[salinasjoel]

Pictures

 

[AJ/FormS]

I had a shifter like that once. It was fall of 1970. By summer of 71 it was history, replaced by a Mr.Gasket BangShifter.
So I cannot help you with your problem, other than to say that I have seen that kind apart in pictures. Someone smarter than me will be along shortly........

 

[6pk2goDemon]

Not sure on a 68 shifter, but I had a slip-in style pistol grip that needed a feeler gauge inserted on both sides to release the handle. It still took a lot of force after the clamps were depressed to get it apart....

 

[salinasjoel]

Not sure on a 68 shifter, but I had a slip-in style pistol grip that needed a feeler gauge inserted on both sides to release the handle. It still took a lot of force after the clamps were depressed to get it apart....

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I think that's the one, I'll just keep working at it, it's been together for 50 years so it is not fond of me trying to take it apart