93 4L60E shifter shaft/linkage bolt removal W/O Neutral safety switch.

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Bowtie_Nation

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So I have 93 K1500 that ive owned for just under a year and recently ive started to see that the shifter shaft seal on the transmission (4L60E earliest as it is a 93) is leaking.

I kinda assumed it would be any easy job to replace it and got all of the tools and parts that I needed, including the shifter shaft seal remover. So today I got to work and started trying to remove the nut that connects to the shifter shaft bolt and holds in the shift linkage, nothing would make it budge so I decided to remove the pin that connects the linkage to the shaft, as I thought that would help. Once I got that pin out, which was barely rusted into the linkage but still came relatively easy with a good cleaning from brake cleaner and a light tap of a hammer. Thus I started trying to get that bolt out and ended up shifting through the gears from park, which frightened me quite a bit, I put it back into the park position and tried again to remove that bolt, still no budging, so I just decided to re-connect the pin and take it for a test drive and then call it a day, thankfully no problems yet with the transmission from that idiotic slip up I made with the pin to the linkage disconnected (hopefully that didnt screw anything up as I really don't need a new tranny with this one being as mint as it is. Plus I hope that that is at least sort of normal?).

But at this point I'm wondering how I should get that nut off without screwing anything up in regards to the transmission. I had considered putting it in first and trying to get that bolt off but I have a feeling somthing could easily break in the tranny if I reef on it too much. So I was wondering if any of you all have dealt with this and have a good way to get that bolt off.

Then in regards to after I finish up with that seal, how should I figure out that everything is lined up in the shift linkage in regards to the transmission.

All of the tutorials I have found on the internet have included everything but these two steps and to be honest i'd rather not screw anything up at the moment and get it done right the first time.

If anyone could help it would be much appreciated, and thanks beforehand.

~Cole
 

GaryCCR

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I wish I had good advice. I'm in the same boat as you. I ran into a similar problem and I didn't solve it. I'm gonna look and see if'n I can find a good youtube video or tutorial. Did you get the shaft seal removal tool? I got one, unused at the moment, lol.
 

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I did get the seal remover tool, I originally opted to go ahead and do it with a pick set but decided, from lack of space and time and just plain the want to not damage anything went ahead and got it. It would hopefully be easy to remove as long as I can figure out how to disconnect this linkage.

What was the problem you ran into if you don't mind me asking, I have to fear that I may run into that too, with my luck.

Thanks,
~Cole.
 
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