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EricVerdunII · 01-15-2011, 04:13 PM

i have the camaro shifter and i tried to install it but it will not let me key out the ignition. i wanted to know if it was something else to do. i put the factory one back on and it let the key go. i have an automatic too.

Camaro Freak · 01-15-2011, 04:19 PM

Yep, I had the same problem. Just make sure you have some lock-tite handy. Then take out both set screws. Take the shifter a part and install base first, put a dap of lock-tite on the set screw and tighten it just snug, don't over tighten. Do the same with the shifter. If your key don't come out you have tightened it to tight. I love mine, but it can be a pain in the ass to install. Hope this helps.

CFD · 01-15-2011, 04:21 PM

Not sure what kind of shifter you have but there is a switch that prevents the key from coming out if not disengaged. It is usually caused by the release mechanism not going up all the way. With the shifter installed and key on tou should hear the interlock clicking when you engage or disengage the release mechanism. There is a photo of it on one of my shifter pages.

CFD · 01-15-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaro Freak

Yep, I had the same problem. Just make sure you have some lock-tite handy. Then take out both set screws. Take the shifter a part and install base first, put a dap of lock-tite on the set screw and tighten it just snug, don't over tighten. Do the same with the shifter. If your key don't come out you have tightened it to tight. I love mine, but it can be a pain in the ass to install. Hope this helps.

The screw should be able to be tightened adequately if not the screw may be too long if so it will cause the release mechanism to bind.

Camaro Freak · 01-15-2011, 04:25 PM

Im sure he has this one.

EricVerdunII · 01-15-2011, 04:26 PM

i have the same one like the pic has and i am trying to install it.

CFD · 01-15-2011, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricVerdunII

i have the same one like the pic has and i am trying to install it.

Is the screw that cannot be tightened all the way the one at the base of the shaft in the picture.

EricVerdunII · 01-15-2011, 04:44 PM

so don't tighten it down all the way?

CFD · 01-15-2011, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by EricVerdunII

so don't tighten it down all the way?

I am not familiar with that particular shifter but if it cannot be tightened all the way it may be too long. Here is a better photo, when the screw is too long it will bind against the black plastic piece with the triangle on top, it may need a slightly shorter screw.

EricVerdunII · 01-15-2011, 05:35 PM

i got it and thanks for the help...

01-15-2011, 04:13 PM	#1
EricVerdunII Drives: 2014 Black 1SS RS Chevy Camaro Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 228	camaro shifter i have the camaro shifter and i tried to install it but it will not let me key out the ignition. i wanted to know if it was something else to do. i put the factory one back on and it let the key go. i have an automatic too.

01-15-2011, 04:19 PM	#2
Camaro Freak Drives: 2010 IOM 2LT 334HP Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NC Posts: 1,586	Yep, I had the same problem. Just make sure you have some lock-tite handy. Then take out both set screws. Take the shifter a part and install base first, put a dap of lock-tite on the set screw and tighten it just snug, don't over tighten. Do the same with the shifter. If your key don't come out you have tightened it to tight. I love mine, but it can be a pain in the ass to install. Hope this helps. __________________

01-15-2011, 04:25 PM	#5
Camaro Freak Drives: 2010 IOM 2LT 334HP Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NC Posts: 1,586	Im sure he has this one. Attached Images __________________

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01-15-2011, 04:21 PM	#3
CFD Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin , MA Posts: 6,696	Not sure what kind of shifter you have but there is a switch that prevents the key from coming out if not disengaged. It is usually caused by the release mechanism not going up all the way. With the shifter installed and key on tou should hear the interlock clicking when you engage or disengage the release mechanism. There is a photo of it on one of my shifter pages.

01-15-2011, 04:26 PM	#6
EricVerdunII Drives: 2014 Black 1SS RS Chevy Camaro Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 228	i have the same one like the pic has and i am trying to install it.

01-15-2011, 04:44 PM	#8
EricVerdunII Drives: 2014 Black 1SS RS Chevy Camaro Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 228	so don't tighten it down all the way?

01-15-2011, 05:35 PM	#10
EricVerdunII Drives: 2014 Black 1SS RS Chevy Camaro Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 228	i got it and thanks for the help...