If you guys are having troubles with it hitting the exhaust or the actual shifter hitting it’s because in the video he installed the rubber grommet that sits on the ball of the shifter upside down just make sure you don’t put the rubber grommet on upside down like he did and you’ll be fine, adding a bit of grease in that grommet where it meets the ball also helps if your car has a lot of miles will just help but you don’t need it
Yes, when your trying to put the rubber grommet over the shifter bearing you should put the new rubber grommet in hot water so it will go over the bearing and not break…I used some black lithium grease inside the grommet after I installed it.. then I slid it over the shifter ball. Then installed the ball sleeve. Gets a little messy. But cleans up nicely with shop rag. Make sure you install the cockpit rubber grommet onto the shifter metal housing before you put the unit back in. Then after install go inside cockpit and pull it up and around the metal curb . Looks very nice.
Another trick to get that back bushing on, get an 8mm socket, press it in, QUICKLY go up a size then another size to where it’ll easily go over the tip n the socket will push out👌🏼
I'm so fucking disappointed in myself it's late I've worked 9 and a half hours and I wanted to install my short shifter because it came today and I was getting frustrated and I finally got it to the point where I was putting the linkage in and the shifter just fell right out so now I'm getting up early tomorrow to put it in.
@@mortal2319 I wound up putting it in backwards, to where to would hit the cups in the cupholders. I had a coworker come over and he flipped it in 5 minutes. Lol. But after that the shifter was great nice n short. I had an eBay one and it never broke on me.
Wow that's awesome lol, it's super easy and it made a huge difference. The video doesn't really do it justice. It's so much firmer and really engages the gears better. I love it
I really thought it would be more involved but it was very easy and yes in made a big difference! I love the way it shifts now it's not like a floppy noodle any more
Bushings are only $18 and it's definitely worth doing. It'll remove any slop or play that your shifter has. I highly recommend doing the bushings when you do your short shifter.
@@guigoncas the ball is supposed to be on the top side instead of the bottom side of the metal bracket. Look at when he first pulls out the stock shifter vs when he reinstalls it
cheers lad for making a useless guide and not even showing how its supposed to be done, the ball is supposed to go inside the support housing and pivot from there so if anyone is looking at this video from now on, put the dust boot on so the plate is below the ball, otherwise it will hit the exhaust and not pivot right at all, and you wont make 1st, 2nd, 5th and reverse gear as it doesnt pivot properly and take the linkage across to go to 1-2-5-R
