[DIY] Skunk2 Short Shifter Install

[chchchino]

One thing I experienced with my install was it is easy to over tighten the bolt connecting the shifter to the linkage. So I suggest you check the feel of the shifter before putting the exhaust back on and packing all your gear up.

How did you over tighten it? The bottom of the shifter comes with bearing and i have no problem to tighten it. If its the feeling that is hard; that's because short shifter feeling and you're not use to it.

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[Red_EG4]

How did you over tighten it? The bottom of the shifter comes with bearing and i have no problem to tighten it. If its the feeling that is hard; that's because short shifter feeling and you're not use to it.

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I've had the shifter in for months now, and it was over tightened by the guy I had helping me. Any bolt can be over tightened.

I've got another one ~ check my for sale thread.

Thanks, I was just curious about pricing. Short Shifters certainly aren't cheap. But you get what you pay for.

[end7]

But you get what you pay for.

+1 on that. plenty of stories about people snapping shoddy shifters, pretty sure i wont break this one . on a related note, the EK OEM single bend is slightly longer than the EG OEM single bend .

[chchchino]

I've had the shifter in for months now, and it was over tightened by the guy I had helping me. Any bolt can be over tightened.

Make sense. I got mine installed by DIY too, the feeling is stiff, is that over tighten? How to check if it is?

[Red_EG4]

Make sense. I got mine installed by DIY too, the feeling is stiff, is that over tighten? How to check if it is?

If you can get under there and fit your hands in with the allen key and spanner, loosen it off then tighten it until the nyloc nut only just touches the bracket on the shift linkage. A bolt that size would only need like 10-20nM of torque applied, which is very small.
Because it's a nyloc it shouldn't loosen off.
Yes it's normal for the short shifter to be a bit heavier, but I feel it's more direct when shifting. When mine was overtightened it took two arms reefin' back on the thing to change.

[kenske]

If you can get under there and fit your hands in with the allen key and spanner, loosen it off then tighten it until the nyloc nut only just touches the bracket on the shift linkage. A bolt that size would only need like 10-20nM of torque applied, which is very small.
Because it's a nyloc it shouldn't loosen off.
Yes it's normal for the short shifter to be a bit heavier, but I feel it's more direct when shifting. When mine was overtightened it took two arms reefin' back on the thing to change.

Absolutely yes! After I installed mine with the overtightened nyloc nut, it was quite stiff and not quite smooth in changing gears so i only tightened it so the nut was just touching the bracket of the shift linkage and its much smoother.

OP should mention this cos its annoying to get back under the car!!

Great steps btw!