lowspeedpursuit
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I have extensive damage to my inner shift boot, and I'm getting gross, hot (or eventually cold) undercarriage air blowing up into the cab. I'm talking about the rectangular rubber bit, with a raised circular portion, that slides directly onto the trans tower and shifter stub, and is in turn stapled to the transmission tunnel access cover. I've been driving around with duct tape on it. That's bullshit, and it's time to fix it. Junkyard parts are in comparable condition.
The closest thing I have to a part number is "Gearshift Lever Opening Shield - 7D359", which doesn't resolve to anything.
Obviously you can fabricate the metal access cover out of whatever in 10 minutes, but what are people doing about the rubber bit? Is there something comparable for another truck? In the aftermarket?
Like, I don't really want to spend $50 and throw away the upper boot, but is this thing close enough to work? Or something else in that vein.
Thanks!
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EDIT: I don't know what the hell my service manual is doing half the time, but I finally found the right combination of search tags to pull up a part number. The actual callout for the floor plate is "7479". The following prefixes are definitely valid, with official fitments as listed:
Discontinued:
E8TZ - '88-'92. There are good pictures of the entire part in packaging on eBay, and it does appear to have a boot on top, but I'm not paying $100-110 for one.
E9TZ - This would roughtly match up with the introduction of the manual-shift t-case, and I suspect it might denote the original plate with the lever cutout, but I can find zero information on it. Actually discontinued after trying to order.
F87Z - '98-'01
2L5Z - '02-'03 FX4 w/ manual t-case (thanks explorerforum).
XL5Z - '99. Actually discontinued after after talking to Ford parts.
"Available":
YL5Z - '00-'06 (or '99-'11, "blanking")
6L5Z - '00-'11
Curiously absent is "F37Z", which I would expect to be the "correct" prefix for my truck, filling the application gap between '92-'98.
The last 3 supersede one another, but are also all listed available on distributor websites. I am not sure if different suffixes denote auto (flat plate) vs. manual (shifter cutout). It appears which suffix might be which is not consistent across the years. Also can't find pictures to guarantee if plates beyond E8TZ include the inner boot.
The closest thing I have to a part number is "Gearshift Lever Opening Shield - 7D359", which doesn't resolve to anything.
Obviously you can fabricate the metal access cover out of whatever in 10 minutes, but what are people doing about the rubber bit? Is there something comparable for another truck? In the aftermarket?
Like, I don't really want to spend $50 and throw away the upper boot, but is this thing close enough to work? Or something else in that vein.
Thanks!
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EDIT: I don't know what the hell my service manual is doing half the time, but I finally found the right combination of search tags to pull up a part number. The actual callout for the floor plate is "7479". The following prefixes are definitely valid, with official fitments as listed:
Discontinued:
E8TZ - '88-'92. There are good pictures of the entire part in packaging on eBay, and it does appear to have a boot on top, but I'm not paying $100-110 for one.
E9TZ - This would roughtly match up with the introduction of the manual-shift t-case, and I suspect it might denote the original plate with the lever cutout, but I can find zero information on it. Actually discontinued after trying to order.
F87Z - '98-'01
2L5Z - '02-'03 FX4 w/ manual t-case (thanks explorerforum).
XL5Z - '99. Actually discontinued after after talking to Ford parts.
"Available":
YL5Z - '00-'06 (or '99-'11, "blanking")
6L5Z - '00-'11
Curiously absent is "F37Z", which I would expect to be the "correct" prefix for my truck, filling the application gap between '92-'98.
The last 3 supersede one another, but are also all listed available on distributor websites. I am not sure if different suffixes denote auto (flat plate) vs. manual (shifter cutout). It appears which suffix might be which is not consistent across the years. Also can't find pictures to guarantee if plates beyond E8TZ include the inner boot.
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