Short Shifter Installation
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This is a follow up to yesterday's post that I meant to include before.
If you're considering installing a SS in your manual car, you might be asking yourself "how long will this take, what tools do I need, and how hard is it?". Well, here are your answers:
Time - This took me about 2 hours total. That includes time that I spent taking before/after pictures to record the event as I do with all upgrades, time that I spent walking to the nearest hardware store to buy the torx wrench that I needed which was conveniently the only size torx wrench I didn't own, and clean up. If you're smart and double check that you have every single tool before you begin (remember, once you start, you won't be able to just drive to the store, so, think this one out. I was thankfully within 5 minutes walking distance of a store!), you'll probably be fine and get it closer to 1 hour of actual work.
Tools - You'll need a set of metric allen wrenches, some torx wrenches (size will probably vary per car, but I needed a T10 and a T15), a Phillips head screw driver, and a arbor press. You can substitute the press with a hammer and a few good hits if you don't have one. Also, a decent supply of rags. Everything has white grease on it and you'll make a mess of your car if you don't have some to rest your parts/tools on. Remember, you're doing all of the work from inside of your car, so be nice to your seats/floor.
Difficulty - The process isn't really that hard, it's mainly time consuming. After you pop up your shift boot and cover plate, there's maybe 20-25 bolts to remove, a few nuts and spacers to pull out, and then you have to carefully shimmy the shift-linkage-assembly out to do some disassembly-reassembly work to it outside. Anyone with the tools listed above should be able to do this fine.
This is a follow up to yesterday's post that I meant to include before.
If you're considering installing a SS in your manual car, you might be asking yourself "how long will this take, what tools do I need, and how hard is it?". Well, here are your answers:
Time - This took me about 2 hours total. That includes time that I spent taking before/after pictures to record the event as I do with all upgrades, time that I spent walking to the nearest hardware store to buy the torx wrench that I needed which was conveniently the only size torx wrench I didn't own, and clean up. If you're smart and double check that you have every single tool before you begin (remember, once you start, you won't be able to just drive to the store, so, think this one out. I was thankfully within 5 minutes walking distance of a store!), you'll probably be fine and get it closer to 1 hour of actual work.
Tools - You'll need a set of metric allen wrenches, some torx wrenches (size will probably vary per car, but I needed a T10 and a T15), a Phillips head screw driver, and a arbor press. You can substitute the press with a hammer and a few good hits if you don't have one. Also, a decent supply of rags. Everything has white grease on it and you'll make a mess of your car if you don't have some to rest your parts/tools on. Remember, you're doing all of the work from inside of your car, so be nice to your seats/floor.
Difficulty - The process isn't really that hard, it's mainly time consuming. After you pop up your shift boot and cover plate, there's maybe 20-25 bolts to remove, a few nuts and spacers to pull out, and then you have to carefully shimmy the shift-linkage-assembly out to do some disassembly-reassembly work to it outside. Anyone with the tools listed above should be able to do this fine.
posted by Tim Baird at 7:46 AM
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