[WPTA] Tr6 shift boot

[Larry Ross]

Bill -

Call Mark Loughery at Classic Restorations.

Mark has done this conversion on a customer car.

Mark is a club member so he may respond the the email thread.

If not, he is listed in the Member Section of the website...

Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495


On Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 3:00 PM wjstash via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:

> While I have the inside of my tr6 torn apart to install heat shielding, I
> thought I would try to address another problem I have.   It has a maxda 5
> speed gear box (vitesse) which has a different shift leaver mechanism that
> a stock tr6.  No longer can a lower boot hold the upper boot in position.
> Up to now  the gear shift boot just sort of hung there,  with a gap.   What
> would work would be to epoxy or otherwise glue the rubber boot/ leather
> gaitor to the pedestal itself.  If anyone out there can visualize what am
> talking about,  or is familiar with the problem Iam open for suggestions.
> I tried modifying a lower boot but that didn't work.  There is nothing for
> the lower boot to mount to, and the shift lever has an offset which also
> causes issues.
>
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