3rd link shifter bushing

[99fordzx2]

Tomatoes tomatoes.



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[Andrew R]

THis is one of my favorite mods. My shifter was super sloppy. I could be in first and it had so much slop I could move the shifter over and it would look like the car was in fifth. Now its like loading a rifle with every shift. I am definitely able to shift with more confidence. As a matter of fact this should be in the FAQ as one of the first mods you do, along with an UDP, and keman, for a fun DD.


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I'd call it a fix rather than a mod personally.

either way, this should deffinatly be a sticky somewhere on this forum.

[Jesusfrk611]

Done with Corksport kit. Much better than before.

[Andrew R]

looks good. is that rubber, or what it it? (i know its not rubber, its just something like that...)

[Jesusfrk611]

It's a bronzeoil bushing. The same bushing they have for the transmission to shift bar and shifter to shift bar. It's metal. That's how it tightens up so much. With the stock plastic ones, even new ones, you will have a little more play simply because plastic has a little give to it. Metal doesn't.

[Meta]

What tool did yall use to cut off the end of that 3rd link bolt?

[Jesusfrk611]

Drilled it out.

[Mimino]

just got my bushings from zach, but w/o a bolt. how long is the bolt supposed to be? i take it, it doesn't really matter, bu just for aesthetics sake

Nate, is it possible to drill the old shit out while not disconnecting the whole thing from the trans? (laying underneath the car with a drill)

[Jesusfrk611]

With the amount of mad you will get trying to get it drilled out while on the car, do yourself a favor and take the bar all the way off and put it in a vice or something to hold it in place. It's going to take 3 times as long if you don't take it off.

[mellowness65]

^that. 2 bolts and that rod is off? not that intricate

[Mimino]

lol just laziness.