Patent ID: 8413535

Claim:
An assembly for a manual transmission in a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising: a shifter including a shifter housing having a first side wall and a second side wall opposite the first side wall, the shifter further including a shifter shaft disposed within the shifter housing between the first side wall and the second side wall; and a tool comprising: an elongated member that includes a first side substantially parallel to the first side wall, a second side substantially opposite the first side, and a third side disposed between the first and second sides and facing the shifter shaft, wherein the elongated member is disposed at least partially parallel to the shifter shaft; a first side member disposed on the first side of the elongated member between the shifter shaft and the first side wall of the shifter housing and extending toward the shifter shaft; a second side member disposed on the second side of the elongated member between the shifter shaft and the second side wall of the shifter housing and extending toward the shifter shaft; a collar disposed on the third side of the elongated member, wherein the collar includes an opening receiving the shifter shaft; wherein the elongated member includes a first end and a second end located substantially opposite the first end, with the collar being attached proximate the first end, and with the second end being disposed within a groove in the shifter housing; wherein the first side member and second side member prevent the shifter shaft from moving in a first direction perpendicular to the first and second side walls of the shifter housing, and the elongated member prevents the shifter shaft from moving in a second direction parallel to the first and second side walls of the shifter housing.