Help with shifter, i am confused

madboy · Postby **madboy** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:43 pm

wun911 wrote:you can buy the plastic bush on mx5 parts uk...

question is how do you put it on?

The bush i need simply sits inside the turret and the ball of the shifter rests inside it...i think... so it would be as simple as removing the shifter again, placing bush inside turret, put shifter back in turret, put bolts back in and tighten up

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:21 am

Im not sure if we are on the same page but this is what im taking about...

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... cts_id/696

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:42 am

nope, he's talking about the bushes that hold the large ball part of the shifter - the fulcrum part of the lever.

madboy · Postby **madboy** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:13 pm

Locutus wrote:nope, he's talking about the bushes that hold the large ball part of the shifter - the fulcrum part of the lever.

correct, parts ordered, pick them up tomorrow, replacing all the bushings and gaskets, total price of about $25

madboy · Postby **madboy** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:57 am

well, new parts in, wow, what a difference, the shifter is now much tighter and the shift alot smoother

If you have a loose or wobbly shifter when its in gear, i can now recomend you pull it out and check all the bushings and stuff that capture the fulcrum ball of the shifter

on a negative point tho, i seems that where the 3 bolts screw into the top of the turret is bit of a weak point, completely stripped one of the threads while just hand tightening one of the bolts in, so be carefull.

Anyone have some small heli-coils?