Short sh*tter

GP14 · Postby **GP14** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:39 pm

Anyone else have this problem with their short shifter. One day I felt the knob twisting slightly (clockwise-anti-clockwise). Took it apart and this is what I found. The plastic insert is much softer than the OEM shifter. Those that have the same shifter from the group buy will eventually have the same result.

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

Yep, same here. I machined up a brass insert to replace the plastic that had fallen apart.
Poorly made, really

Bazz

gobsmax · Postby **gobsmax** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:14 am

Woo wrote:Yep, same here. I machined up a brass insert to replace the plastic that had fallen apart.
Poorly made, really

Bazz

Bazz, you rekon you could knock up a couple of more of these? :lol:

GP14 · Postby **GP14** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:16 pm

gobsmax wrote:
Woo wrote:Yep, same here. I machined up a brass insert to replace the plastic that had fallen apart.
Poorly made, really

Bazz

Bazz, you rekon you could knock up a couple of more of these?

Yes please. :lol:

Woo · Postby **Woo** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:26 pm

For the next few months our workshop is being refitted, so I'm sorry no can do (and apologies for implying differently).
I must say it wasn't a direct fit, it required machinig the ball of the shift as well. It was the only way I could get the alignment right and the slider solid enough.

Bazz

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:55 pm

yep, mine is worn out like that too.

GP14 · Postby **GP14** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:12 pm

Woo wrote:For the next few months our workshop is being refitted, so I'm sorry no can do (and apologies for implying differently).
I must say it wasn't a direct fit, it required machinig the ball of the shift as well. It was the only way I could get the alignment right and the slider solid enough.

Bazz

no worries. Was a good thought though :mrgreen:

Are all short shifters(the plastic piece) made of poor material or are there much better ones out there?

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:16 pm

I have the original IL Motorsports short shifter in my SP, and it has given me sterling service for around 6 years now, with no signs of looseness at all.
I guess you get what you pay for.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:54 pm

That sucks. I'll bet the new owner of Shazza is having similar trouble.

This kind of thing is why I'm not doing GBs anymore. Just not worth it.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:23 pm

don't beat yourself up over it boags. it was so cheap that i figure i got my money's worth out of it, and ive bought another el cheapo from 1red5 to replace it with. i couldn't afford the IL motorsport one at the time, so i figure it was a good stopgap solution. altho when that second el cheapo one dies i will probably end up dropping more coin on an IL motorsport one, if finances allow.

Postby **mx52nv** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:11 pm

Guys,
Does anyone have a pic of the part when new? I've expressed interest in purchasing one off Fuzzlet (check your PM please mate :mrgreen:

) and would like to know what I'll be up for in the future. Thanks in advance.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:11 pm

Fatty wrote:and ive bought another el cheapo from 1red5 to replace it with.

DOH!...
I was hoping I would slink away without anyone remembering it was me who set up the last one.
Yeah, I feel bad about it too. :frown:

One fix is to take it to a competent welder to fill-in the notch with weld, then cut a new, exact, notch into it.

Les, here's a photo of the shifter: