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stiff shifter?
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Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:49 pmby alexwiththeeg3
hi guys, so I put a short shifter on my car when i first bought it and i've noticed it seems to be quite stiff getting into gears, regardless of whether the engines on/ clutch down. It was a second hand short shifter and i dont remember the shifting being so stiff with the standard shifter. Anyone have and ideas what it could be? Or do i simply need a NEW short shifter?
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Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:20 pmby HeikDiesel
Don't tighten the through bolt on the shifter so tight. The nut is supposed to be a lock nut so it won't back off.
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:20 amby TrailerTrash
HeikDiesel wrote:Don't tighten the through bolt on the shifter so tight. The nut is supposed to be a lock nut so it won't back off.
x2
plus you can take the linkage apart and grease things
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Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:19 amby alexwiththeeg3
Yeah I noticed that if I didnt put the nut on the through bolt, the gears were easy? But as soon as that nut was on even though it wasnt tight, they became stiff
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Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:47 amby nd1983
did you change any of the bushings when swapping shifters?
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Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:16 amby alexwiththeeg3
No I just put on the full rod that the shifter sits in, I've ordered a buddy club short shifter as the one I have on is second hand
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Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:52 amby HeikDiesel
Things are going to get expensive if you buy parts for stuff you don't like because you install it incorrectly