fitting a short shift

[hotrod]

Busy fitting a quick shift to my motor and this is probably a stupid question but how do you get this off the old linkage and on the new without killing it? http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg609/HOT-ROD77/HOTROD/20141022_192341.jpg (http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/HOT-ROD77/media/HOTROD/20141022_192341.jpg.html)
Thanks in advance! :)

[Royston]

You need to carefully prise the socket off the ball. the square plastic bit is a dust cover. (socket is plastic and has fingers that can break), might be worth putting it somewhere warm to heat it slightly (airing cupboard, hot water tank)

Mount it is a vice and use 2 levers, carefully.

When you refit the short shift bracket into the rear bracket, make sure it doesn't foul on the frame (mine did on the SR and I had to take it off to file a bit of to provide sufficient clearance)