shifting feels weird? HELP!

[jr325es]

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?p=371604. But my car has a flex disc unlike his

[jr325es]

number 10 was replaced

[jr325es]

by shift linkage what part do you mean?

[daniel]

the difference in selector rod shouldnt matter, but it's possible that your shift linkage is still bent, or the bushings need to be replaced, or both.

[jr325es]

Well i installed part number 25111220838 its a selector rod for a 1988 325i. I have a 1988 325e, realoem says part number 25111221054. Anybody know if this matters? My car doesnt have that giant metal plate like the older e30s.

Help please guys. thnx

[jr325es]

Hey guys i installed, the selector rod. It shifts but reverse is hard to get and sometimes it grinds and pops out. The whole shifter it self feels like it's a little forward, when it is in fourth it looks like where neutral was. Gears R,1,3,5 all tap the console. But the shifter isn't really sloppy or anything.

Somebody got a clue?

Could i have bent something else?

[jr325es]

yeh my stay has been here for a while i just don't post much, i just usually just search. But this time it just felt weird. I didnt think it was the bushings and i didnt think it was the tranny itself... I woulda never guessed it would be the rod snapping lol.

[gearheadE30]

The rods actually are kinda a common failure point in salty places. They tend to get kinked after a hard shift like that if they have already been weakened. Glad I could help :) Enjoy your stay haha

[jr325es]

I know it sux my car's at my job, and the e30 already gets no respect, lol. I'm gonna AAA tomorrow.

[87e30]

Mine has fallen out before...

[jr325es]

it looked rusty... I'm from jersey, so I'll blame it on that lol. But its my fault I should have been more careful.

[lennon]

wow, broke the selector rod. never done that before.

[jr325es]

Could be the linkage. I'd check it just so you can eliminate it as a variable. But there really is no reason to flat-shift these cars...

you were right man the selector rod broke when i got to work today good call... now i gotta find one.:(

[jr325es]

ok found out what flat shifting is. that is almost what i did i missed the gear and the clutch was being depressed when i went into the gear. It didnt grind or anything just felt like rubber or somthing got in the way and now thats the feeling i get..

[jr325es]

Could be the linkage. I'd check it just so you can eliminate it as a variable. But there really is no reason to flat-shift these cars...

thx for the respond but wats flat shift?

the shifter does feel the same when not moving, it just feels like it doesnt pop into the gear, it just slides in almost