SoCal General Chat

[QUKBMER]

Good Morning people.

[mkcman17]

My friend's 318is has a stock lever with all the bushings refresh.
When selling the car, 2 or so people thought it was a short throw shifter because of how it felt..
A lever is going to reduce the throw, but getting everything else replaced is what makes it feel tight.

Turned out to not be the case with me. All new bushings and it's worse than before. Even tried solid washers.

[MR 325]

I wonder how many people here know that the main cause of shifter slop is the selector rod joint that attaches to the transmission.

[E30 331is]

I wonder how many people here know that the main cause of shifter slop is the selector rod joint that attaches to the transmission.

^100% agree, and that little yellow or black sponge is mainly the culprit.

[mcr_driver]

elaborate kind sir?

[nickflic3]

This?

[E30 331is]

#14 is the rod joint and #20 is this little round sponge that goes in there and makes it snug when you insert the dowel pin. On the T side of #14 where the selector rod goes through is plastic and it gets worn. #2 is important as well, I recommend the delrin carrier bushing. As well as packing silicone on the backside of the #4 instead of buying a new one.

[ethrtyiS]

I wonder how many people here know that the main cause of shifter slop is the selector rod joint that attaches to the transmission.

that's why you get one of these bad boys.

[nickflic3]

#14 is the rod joint and #20 is this little round sponge that goes in there and makes it snug when you insert the dowel pin. On the T side of #14 where the selector rod goes through is plastic and it gets worn. #2 is important as well, I recommend the delrin carrier bushing. As well as packing silicone on the backside of the #4 instead of buying a new one.

I did #14 by itself and made no difference... Should have got the supporting stuff X( It's a bi*ch to change :hitler:

[yert315]

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[IronmanE30]

I did #14 by itself and made no difference... Should have got the supporting stuff X( It's a bi*ch to change :hitler:

Did you replace #4?

Travis,

That looks very nice.

Cheers,

Jim

[nickflic3]

Did you replace #4?

Jim

I'm regretting that I didn't :(

[mkcman17]

I wonder how many people here know that the main cause of shifter slop is the selector rod joint that attaches to the transmission.

I don't know if that was directed at me, but yes I ponied up and changed that joint along with new sponge thing, yellow washers, rear carrier, cup, top bushing, and selector rod.

[Marauder42]

I asked this question in the suspension section of the forum, but haven't gotten a response. Hoping for better results here. I need to replace the steering guibo on 2 cars. 1 is an airbag car and the other is not. The coupler in the photo is from Ireland Engineering. Anyone here using one of these? Will it work for both cars? How different does the steering feel with this setup as suppose to stock?

[Anguz]

iirc Mike won one last year at the CarBque. =)