shift linkage problem, i really need help!

kimlin85 · Post by **kimlin85** » February 12th, 2006, 4:44 pm

I wintercrossed my car with snow tires, its a klze gs. anyways i did great and it was a lot of fun. then i let the president of my car club drive the car... needless to say its all messed up now. of course he claims that its not his fault, but i know that car and i know it was fine when i gave him the keys.

the shifter is all screwy. i can get into gears, but the shifter is able to move up and down and slide all around. if i push it down very hard i can get it into gear. so basically it runs, but whatever holds the linkage in place must be damaged. does anyone know what i should do about this?

shawno · Post by **shawno** » February 12th, 2006, 5:13 pm

It may also be the tranny to he may have wore down the srycos in the tranny.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » February 12th, 2006, 6:48 pm

Is the shifter sitting pretty sloppy in the shift boot. If so he may have popped a retainer clip that holds the shifter firmly in place in the interior side of the shifter mechanism. Climbing underneath the car to see if the mounting base plate for the shifter assembly directly under the shifter itself may have broken away. A sometimes common problem if it had been rusty before and his aggressive shifting may have broken it free. There was a Group Buy of sorts for a homemade style retaining bracket that's available through here. Check nw product development forum for that.

Also, haven't recieved an answer back on my pm for your PayPal addy so that I can pay for the leather shifter. Thanks,
John

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » February 13th, 2006, 12:04 am

Other than that groub buy that Gro Harlem was running you can take the shift boot off and just drill a hole in the plate and bolt it up to the car. Makesure to drill through a spot where the plate overlaps the unibody so that the bolt will hold the plate to the car. We just did it on AltMX-3s car and it works just fine.

PS, he didn't do anything that wasn't bound to happen anyway. It was a poor design that wears out over time. Alot of Mx-3s have it happen and that is why Gro Harlem did the group buy to fix the problem.

atlantamx3 · Post by **atlantamx3** » February 13th, 2006, 12:18 am

Agreed... I would check this first.

Here is a crappy diagram of how to bolt up your shifter linkage & shifter Rod:

While this is on the car, you need to drill thru the bottom of the plate where I have marked.

The green nut/bolt is where it will come thru the car at.

Dont forget to wear eye protection!

kimlin85 · Post by **kimlin85** » February 13th, 2006, 9:26 am

edit: i can have my friend help me out with that, im very happy that its not a big deal. you guys are great, im going to print those diagrams for him.