I've pulled the transmission and t-case from my '87 Montero, and they go into the rebuild shop tomorrow. During the disassembly, I discovered that Mitsubishi put not one, but 2 shift boots in the 5-speed Montero: the one you see, and another (much thicker) one underneath. Whoever owned the truck before me replaced a clutch along the line, and managed to mangle that secondary boot. I want to replace it, but a search of several online Mitsubishi parts houses comes up empty. There is no part number stamped on it, either, so I can't go by that.

Mitsubishi calls it a "shifter seal", but that doesn't show up in any searches. I managed to download a 1989 Chrysler Raider parts list, and they give it a part number "MB180 156". My local Chrysler dealer says they can no longer get Raider parts, so here I sit. (I used to have a Mitsy dealer close to me, but they've been gone a few years now. The closest one is 80 miles away, and naturally I'd prefer an online source.)

I've checked the local junkyards; no happiness there, either.

Anyone have a lead on this?