cheap short shifter? ebay??

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:15 pm

and here is a install video i found for the ebay (no instructions supplied) short shift kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxdat-euybE

TTT · Postby **TTT** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:02 am

Oh man.. wtf did I do to ƒü¢k it up so much. lol

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:56 am

Don't feel bad Guy in the video says he spent 2 hours figuring it out

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:45 am

Just updating this thread got my shifter last week, tried to follow YouTube video instructions, failed. Figured it out my self.

Things I did
reused the plastic bushings that goes around the ball part of the stock shifter

Did not use the the bushing that came with short shifter

Removed the plastic key way bush from the short shifter because the key on the new short shifter fits into the shifter with the black plastic thing removed.

Installed the key part facing the front of the car (this is opposite to how the stock key is which faced the back of the car)

Bought a the Lower dust boot from mx5cartalk.co.uk worked out to be $38 delivered so cheaper then any I found on ebay

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:48 am

Upper dust boot I didn't replace coz my dish washing glove setup works so well and means I don't have to spend $50

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:50 am

Dundy2456 wrote:I've just installed the eBay short shifter. Nothing but positives so far, however I dodgied up part of the install.. The plastic 'notch' in the larger ball was too narrow for the 'guide pin' thing in the upper collar, so I removed the notch. Still works, there's just a bit of rotational play (because the new notch is slightly wider than the guide pin) that -doesn't- affect shifting.

And i finally understand what that comment meant.

I too had to remove the notch

Dundy2456 · Postby **Dundy2456** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:21 am

Sounds like we did an identical install then.. Do you find yours has a bit of play if you rotate it?

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:51 am

Dundy2456 wrote:Sounds like we did an identical install then.. Do you find yours has a bit of play if you rotate it?

Yeah I know what your mean by a bit of play you can rotate the stick a few mills left and right, but man doe the shifts feel amazing! Maybe I have a good condition gb but during cold starts it just pops into gear

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:52 am

Dundy2456 wrote:Sounds like we did an identical install then.. Do you find yours has a bit of play if you rotate it?

Maybe we can find a nylon cap to fit over the key to fill the gap rather than on the shifter

johnnyreble · Postby **johnnyreble** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:10 pm

Just put the plastic notch thing back in and file it out a bit .. worked really well for me and no play whatsoever ..

johnnyreble · Postby **johnnyreble** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:13 pm

I also coated it with a thin layer of grease in the plastic notch and all around the ball .. runs very smooth with no plat at all .

Dundy2456 · Postby **Dundy2456** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:34 pm

But what if you threw it out months ago..

johnnyreble · Postby **johnnyreble** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:39 pm

Ok ... your F***ed ...

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:37 pm

After I removed My plastic notch, I too have no idea where it's gone when I went to pack up / clean up

TTT · Postby **TTT** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:40 pm

I have a fix guys..

It costs about $5 from Masters. Pack of 5 screws that are the same thread pitch as the hex bolt it comes with but the screws have a larger head and just fit in the shifter slot with the plastic removed.

Will post pic and post number when I get home.