engine and drivetrain Are the actual shifters on early and late 2002s the same?

[blue7500]

I know the means they use to get to the transmission is different (one is a rod with a pin on either side, and one is a fork on one and and a ball on the other) but is the actual shifter itself different?

[jerry]

no, they are the same

[c.d.iesel]

[Mike Self]

yes, they're almost the same. Earlier cars have chrome plated levers (the part you see inside the car that the knob screws to) while later cars (all squarellights, perhaps?) have black ones. Physically they interchange, only the finish is different.

mike

[Emyers]

My 74, owned from new has a chrome shifter.

Earl

74 02Lux

72 Volvo 1800ES

02 BMW M Roadster

[Emyers]

My 74, owned from new has a chrome shifter.

Earl

74 02Lux

72 Volvo 1800ES

02 BMW M Roadster

[Mike Self]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

yes, they're almost the same. Earlier cars have chrome plated levers (the part you see inside the car that the knob screws to) while later cars (all squarellights, perhaps?) have black ones. Physically they interchange, only the finish is different.

mike

Just to clarify, as I'm sure you know this Mike... Part #10 in the lower diagram is different, however. The lever as assembled in the car appears to be one piece (including both 10+11 and the bushing in between) and the lower portions are not the same. The early version has replaceable top hat shaped bushings and the later version has a 1 piece plastic sleeve that is more-or-less permanently bonded to the metal.