Brent5631's Delrin Shifter Carrier Bushings

[smooth]

I bought this delrin bushing from Brent from this thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=263378
and within a few days it was in my hand. It took more time to clean the parts up than it did to install it!

Here's how to put it in your shifter carrier:

remove the bracket (it's held on with a 10mm nut)
I found it easiest to remove the heat shield but you might be able to wiggle around in there without doing that


put it in a vice


heat up the old rubber piece with a torch


get it nice and hot

fire...fire...fire!



new bushing beveled edge toward the opening


easily presses in


fits like a glove


go grab your dirty shifter carrier (hopefully you've dropped your tranny already so you can change the seals and clean it up)


now clean it up


the casting ridges will prevent the carrier from slipping right in the hole



but nothing a lil grinding can't fix


now it slips right in




if you want to put a dimple in it so the bushing doesn't slip out the back use a punch


perfect...better than new!

[ethirtydavid]

a must do. theres another important bushing to replace at the same time on the other side of the shifting carrier. polyurethane. nice write up

[marshtgrade]

you got $$ from me cant wait

[brent5631]

Thanks for the write up. I'm glad it worked out well for you.

[bastianshaw]

how hard is pulling the carrier?

[smooth]

It's easiest when the transmission is out of the way but if you have the transmission still in the car you could work around it. The difficulty part will be the bitch clip toward the front of the transmission.

[e30trooper]

santa workz on e30's!

[JCarp90]

Too soon, bro.

[iwantspeed]

I made a diy article on the short shifter setup.

http://garagistic.com/index.php?page=uuc-evo3-uuc-dssr-garagistic-delrin-front-carrier-bushing-brent-5631-rear-carrier-bushing

[idanity]

nice, i may want to get one of these now...(after being so sidetracked) i do need to update my shifter

[efficient]

so how do i install the front carrier bushing?

Untitled by clean3two3, on Flickr

Untitled by clean3two3, on Flickr

[garagistic]

so how do i install the front carrier bushing?

Untitled by clean3two3, on Flickr

Untitled by clean3two3, on Flickr

We explain the front bushings here as well:

http://garagistic.com/index.php?page=uuc-evo3-uuc-dssr-garagistic-delrin-front-carrier-bushing-brent-5631-rear-carrier-bushing

[efficient]

Hmm I dont have the stick that goes to the back of the motor.

[Quadrajet]

That's the late 87- shift console. Not sure if the new style console bushing mount will just bolt up in the rear for you or not. Perhaps someone has done it, or you could "search" and see if anyone here has done the sheetmetal to aluminum console swap.

[efficient]

That's the late 87- shift console. Not sure if the new style console bushing mount will just bolt up in the rear for you or not. Perhaps someone has done it, or you could "search" and see if anyone here has done the sheetmetal to aluminum console swap.

Thanks I found my answer and its not doable. Maybe I can mod them to fit.