Eliminating shifter slop

[Thizzelle]

[downforce22]

Can you do this with the tranny in the car?

[wakeboardr42393]

i find that the actual shift bearing (part #6) has too much play in it as well. imma try those derlin bushings. i drive a $400 s10 with less slop then my newly "bushinged" e30 lol

[henryki]

I got the shift bushing kit off of pelican parts. NO GODDAMN DIFFERENCE.

[Vincent Brick]

I replaced all bushings with delrin and got a new selector rod end knuckle or whatever its called and my shifter still feels like shit too. I was told the slop is in the transmission itself, nothing you can do aside from complete rebuild.

I've worked at 2 BMW specialty shops and I can honestly say I have only felt maybe 2 E30/E36 shifters that didn't suck.

[henryki]

I replaced all bushings with delrin and got a new selector rod end knuckle or whatever its called and my shifter still feels like shit too. I was told the slop is in the transmission itself, nothing you can do aside from complete rebuild.

I've worked at 2 BMW specialty shops and I can honestly say I have only felt maybe 2 E30/E36 shifters that didn't suck.

That's actually comforting to know, because I make my own shift boots out of a suede material and they always get a hole right where the shift lever goes into the Reverse and 5th, so I end up making a new one every 6 months or so. But by that time they are generally already faded by the sun.

[mohamed...]

The much better solution.

http://www.akgmotorsport.com/catalog/catalog.php?category=e30%20Shifters

[wakeboardr42393]

yeah. it really sucks. i got every replaceable part new from the dealer including a 1.9z lever, knuckle, all bushings washers clips etc... and while there was an improvement in shifter feel, i still feel like i could accidentally money shift from 3rd to second. slop especially left of center is annoying to the point where it's less accurate.

my shifter seems to have a lot more side to side "looseness" left of center (where gears 1-2-3-4 are)opposed to right of center (selecting 3-4-5 gears side) play, which has much more "springy force" back to center.

this particularly bothers me:
when I'm in neutral and i press the lever straight right, it has a good, moderate amount of pressure pushing back towards center. now if i press the lever straight left from neutral, there is much less pressure towards center. it just kind of "slops" back into the center position, as opposed to the nice tight springback feel i get from the right side.

how do i remedy this? it bothers me a lot. i may even consider disassembling the case to fix this. it really is annoying.

[pantelones]

how do i remedy this? it bothers me a lot. i may even consider disassembling the case to fix this. it really is annoying.

The left to right difference should be felt, but both sides should be relatively springy when you are playing with the lever. However, in real driving you don't notice the spring back, but rather the resistance of selecting the gear.


IMG_3683 by mattrides, on Flickr



My set up was amazing... Honestly don't know what you guys are complaining about :???:

Oh, and yes I did support the lay shaft, it's just not in the photo

[Vincent Brick]

The much better solution.
http://www.akgmotorsport.com/catalog...e30%20Shifters

Do these really help significantly?

[mohamed...]

The shifter with the Dssr with five you a short crisp shift. Now that I have it I honestly don't know how I had a z3 shifter even with a Dssr.

[redsubdivisions]

I got the shift bushing kit off of pelican parts. NO GODDAMN DIFFERENCE.

I have no idea why, but this made me lol pretty hard. Get a Z3 shifter conversion. I have it for my 2.7i turbo and I fuckin' love it. So much better over stock. I cannot imagine it being any worse than the 4 mile stock shifter travel.

[henryki]

The shifter with the Dssr with five you a short crisp shift. Now that I have it I honestly don't know how I had a z3 shifter even with a Dssr.

I've been contemplating getting a DSSR since day 1 of owning my E30, so what is your shifter setup exactly?

And on another note will you be at that MoVal meet tomorrow?

I have no idea why, but this made me lol pretty hard. Get a Z3 shifter conversion. I have it for my 2.7i turbo and I fuckin' love it. So much better over stock. I cannot imagine it being any worse than the 4 mile stock shifter travel.

I'm glad my frustration brought some kind of joy to you hahaha, but the length of the shift doesn't bother me as much as the fact that I can make it look like it's in 5th gear when in reality it's in 1st lol

[wakeboardr42393]

I'm glad my frustration brought some kind of joy to you hahaha, but the length of the shift doesn't bother me as much as the fact that I can make it look like it's in 5th gear when in reality it's in 1st lol

+1 lol

I also wonder how much of a diffference the dssr makes. any testimony? or even that AKG motorsport shifter. any good?

[nrubenstein]

I just wanted to say that this thread really saved my ass when I had K's iX up on the lift with the transfer case and transmission out, and I discovered that the piece of shit UUC delrin bushing was looser on the (supplied) bitch clip and in the carrier than the 29 year old stock piece.