Replacing parts for sloppy shifter

[jhaurimn]

I have a lot of play in my shifter and I did my research and learned its pretty common, especially since the car has 200k+ miles. So im looking at this rebuild kit from pelican parts that includes:

Center Shift Bearing
Shift Arm Bearing
Shift Arm bushing
Shift Arm Bushing Clip
Spacer Washers
Circlips
Shift Coupler
Shift Coupler Dowel Pin
Also thinking about getting a shift lever from a z3 1.9 to shorten the throw a tad.

My question is can I get to all these parts without taking off the exhuast and driveshaft? Is there other parts that I should also look into getting? And I remember reading about having to bend the selector shaft...any info on this would help as well.

Thanks guys

[jlevie]

You can pull the shifter w/o dropping the drive shaft or exhaust. If the car has the aluminum shift console, getting the bitch clip out will be easier if you support the transmission with a jack, remove the transmission crossmember, and lower the rear of the transmission. It is a bit of a pain to work around the drive shaft, but it can be done.

[jhaurimn]

Yeah, im almost tempted to take off the driveshaft and replace the guibo to make it worth my while.