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Offline scott slade

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05 LJ Shifter Boot
« on: March 28, 2013, 05:18:24 PM »
To some this is a silly question, but... The "leather look" shifter boot on my 2005 six speed LJ is falling apart. Can I assume that the rubber boot from a TJ up to 2004 will be a direct bolt in and flex enough to handle the six speed...???   I have to get a new clutch, so thought I would replace this at the same time....  any thoughts...??  8)
2005 LJ, Six Speed,
 16" Moab Rims
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Offline birdo

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Re: 05 LJ Shifter Boot
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2013, 10:26:22 AM »
This rubber shifter boots get really stiff in the cold weather. My shifter was a real dog on a cold day. Two things I did to make life easy was 1. replace the gear oil in the tranny with a synthetic, and 2. had a friend of mine make me a soft leather shifter boot which I attached to the original shifter boot frame on the console. Now shifting gears in all temperatures is super smooth. Theses guys make 'em.

http://www.andysautosport.com/shift_boots/jeep_wrangler.html
John Bird
Okotoks Alberta
1999 Jeep TJ Sahara
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