NOR-CAL General Chat.

[mbonanni]

Thanks, not sure what exactly you mean by dimensions though, can I not I just buy from blunttech?

[kronus]

probably talking about needle bearings to replace the stock polyurethane stuff that wears out.

[mbonanni]

Gotcha, I think I read about that.

[Cabriolet]

Anyone here use a short shifter?

The one I have for the 4door is very sloppy, and I figure maybe I will upgrade while I am at it.

I use the best one. ask anyone. UUC or gtfo. its not cheap.

[Vivek]

Cab has the best one ever. Mine feels really good for the price though. Got a Z3M one from Patrick (e30shbobberr) for $20 and picked up a new main bushing from the dealer. I'd get one from blunt for half the price though if you can wait. There's almost zero forward and backward slop, and it's nice and notchy without being hard to get into gear. There is a bit of side to side slop in gear though, i'll eventually get delrin bushings for the front and modify the back support bracket to stop that slop. You'll probably need to replace all the bushings, not just the main one that the ball of the shifter sits in. New tranny mounts make a big difference too.

[craiggroves91]

Anyone here use a short shifter?

The one I have for the 4door is very sloppy, and I figure maybe I will upgrade while I am at it.

AKG quickshift is supposed to be awesome. Its just not stock looking and a little crazy haha

[mbonanni]

The uuc isn't exactly in my price range right now, and neither is the akg. I was looking more at replacement short shifters from other bmw's.

With the tranny out of the car I plan to get all new shifter bushings, motor mounts, and a clutch pressure hose.

Any gaskets/seals on the tranny I should be doing while it is out?

[craiggroves91]

The uuc isn't exactly in my price range right now, and neither is the akg. I was looking more at replacement short shifters from other bmw's.

With the tranny out of the car I plan to get all new shifter bushings, motor mounts, and a clutch pressure hose.

Any gaskets/seals on the tranny I should be doing while it is out?

I had the Z4 2.5 and it was awesome.


Do in the input, output, and selector shaft seals

[mbonanni]

So according to this the 2.5 is the shortest height wise, and has the shortest throw?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=41971&highlight=short+shifter

[mbonanni]

Okay, forget the upgraded shifter for now. I just need to tighten everything up.

Which bushing do you guys replace when trying to make the shifter like new??

[craiggroves91]

So according to this the 2.5 is the shortest height wise, and has the shortest throw?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...=short+shifter

Yeah thats the deal

Okay, forget the upgraded shifter for now. I just need to tighten everything up.

Which bushing do you guys replace when trying to make the shifter like new??

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...27&hg=25&fg=05
#2, 3 (bitch clip), 4, 7, 16

And I think thats it. Anything that looks bearing, washer, bushing related haha

[Vivek]

Ive heard good reviews of the delrin bushing for #2.
Here's Cab and D on 880

[Thizzelle]

here they are if you have access to material and lathe

[Thizzelle]

edit on the shifting arm. It's suppose to be 26mm approx. 1" across the gap where that end goes. That's why it's the bushing length.

[Thizzelle]

plastic or teflon washers are dia. 10mm X dia. 16mm X 0.9mm thick