Sloppy 5spd shifter
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Sloppy 5spd shifter
93 with 212K miles. I replaced the rubber shifter kit and my shifter still hits the dash. No problem getting in gear and will shift through all gears just has a lot of play. Any thoughts?
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The M5OD's shifter forks and shift mechanism can be refurbished without replacing the transmission.
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Update: turns out the set bolt on the shifter was not pushed through far enough. The shifter nub has a channel where the bolt locks into. When I did the repair kit I positioned the bolt as it was when removed. Yesterday I took a second look. Used a punch to drive the bolt home and that tightened it. Shifts are nice and crisp, no more hitting the dash.
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Update: turns out the set bolt on the shifter was not pushed through far enough. The shifter nub has a channel where the bolt locks into. When I did the repair kit I positioned the bolt as it was when removed. Yesterday I took a second look. Used a punch to drive the bolt home and that tightened it. Shifts are nice and crisp, no more hitting the dash.
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