Transmission Shifter Striker
The striker rod or striking rod is part of the transmission that connects the shift linkage to the gearbox. This is the part that transfers movement from the shift knob into the transmission when you select the gear. It is relatively inexpensive and easy to replace (with the transmission out) should yours be damaged or worn.
Replacement
Should your striking rod become damaged (often during shipping transmissions) or otherwise worn out, it's a pretty easy part to replace once your transmission is out.
Items Needed
- 1x Striking Rod (Nissan p/n 32890-33P05)
- A couple metal punches
- A mallet and/or a ball-peen hammer
- Shop rags and towels
- 10mm socket and ratcher
- Needle nose pliers
Procedure
- Pop off the cover, it's just 6x 10mm bolts.
- Run a shop rag under the pin for the striking rod. The pin will be pushed out the back, so make sure it's not so tight it will push through the other side.
- Set a punch on top of the pin, and hammer it out. Be careful as you go through. Again, you don't want it to tear through your rag and get lost in the transmission. make sure to use a punch large enough to move both the inner and outer pins at the same time. Otherwise, you will damage the pins.
- Pull back the boot on the striker rod.
- Twist and pull until the striker rod comes out. Sometimes you can do this with one hand, other times you're literally picking up the transmission by the striker rod and shaking it. Just luck of the draw.
- Get your new striker rod out. If it has a notch (not all do), the notch should point down (towards the ground once installed).
- Twist and push to install the new striker rod.
- Hammer the new pin in. It should sink in just past being flush (so you may need to use your punch for one or two taps).
- Reinstall the cover plate.Put the boot back over the lip on the new striker, twist it through the different gears to make sure it moves like it should.
