shifter

C-MX-DA3 · Post by **C-MX-DA3** » July 30th, 2003, 11:41 pm

ever since i had the swap and change the shifter to a b&m short shifter, shifting to gear been really hard, i have to always floor the clutch to be able to shift. did any of you had these problem when you change to short shifter? please help and need suggestion. thanks

tonguefreek · Post by **tonguefreek** » July 31st, 2003, 12:02 am

mine is a little harder to shift i didnt buy a short shifter i just turned my stock shifter into a short shifter by moving the pivot ball up the shaft i found if you lube the heck out of the pivot ball and shifter bushings it will help

mx3TT · Post by **mx3TT** » July 31st, 2003, 1:06 am

I recall hearing somewhere that if you over tighten the bolt at that connects the shifter and the shift linkage, it becomes harder to shift. Correct me if im wrong

JasonH · Post by **JasonH** » July 31st, 2003, 2:08 am

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by mx3TT:
I recall hearing somewhere that if you over tighten the bolt at that connects the shifter and the shift linkage, it becomes harder to shift. Correct me if im wrong <hr></blockquote><p>You're right, it does. I had to loosen mine up when I installed my Pacesetter shifter.

sheller · Post by **sheller** » July 31st, 2003, 12:23 pm

I had the same problem when I moved to my B&M (I had bronzoil shift bushings installed at the same time). It was very stiff but I just figured it was an issue with going to a short shifter. Nope. A couple of months later the mechanic who installed it test drove my car for another reason and realized how tight it was. He adjusted it for me right then and damn, what a difference. The shifting just flies now.

Steve

IanL · Post by **IanL** » July 31st, 2003, 4:40 pm

Yes, same experience. When I shortened mine, I tightened it too much. Then I bought a small torque wrench, and set it up according to the manual. Big improvement

C-MX-DA3 · Post by **C-MX-DA3** » July 31st, 2003, 10:40 pm

i just notice today that as the car gets hot the harder it is to shift , especially to first, sometimes i would have to shift to second gear first before it would go to first gear.

C-MX-DA3 · Post by **C-MX-DA3** » August 1st, 2003, 8:09 pm

any have these problem with their car?

mx3TT · Post by **mx3TT** » August 1st, 2003, 8:14 pm

Check the bushings at the end of the shifter. Make sure they are ok.

C-MX-DA3 · Post by **C-MX-DA3** » August 1st, 2003, 10:55 pm

is this the bushing underneath or by the tranny, cause i already put a new one in there.

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