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  1. 02-06-2009, 04:31 PM #1
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    Exclamation Help with my BMW..............

    ok so i belive its my bushing or soming on top here thats causing my prob...i have too much play from left to right on my shifter.no play up to down motion..ideas?? any one have wut i need???

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    is it a stock shifter or short shifter
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    Quote Originally Posted by redphantom
    is it a stock shifter or short shifter
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  4. 02-10-2009, 10:52 PM #4
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    There's a bushing where the shift rod attaches to the tranny and some where the shifter bridge attaches to the tranny. Replace all of them and it will feel like new butter.
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    does the shifter arm move or just the shifter itself?
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    There are bushings in the shifter carrier at the front and back. You need to replace all of those(recommend the delrin up front) and a fresh OEM rubber in the back.

    It will always have some movement though. There is movement in the trans itself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DinanM3atl
    There are bushings in the shifter carrier at the front and back. You need to replace all of those(recommend the delrin up front) and a fresh OEM rubber in the back.

    It will always have some movement though. There is movement in the trans itself.

    Ya it's like a limp dick right now...... I'm doing my traling arm bushings first.. More important
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    Quote Originally Posted by bikerj11
    Ya it's like a limp dick right now...... I'm doing my traling arm bushings first.. More important
    Yep! They're always broken!
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  9. 02-16-2009, 11:23 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    Yep! They're always broken!
    Mine aren't...

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    mine aren't either, but I replaced them with some urethane bushings so they better not be. lol if its moving mostly left/right its either the bushing on the bottom of the shifter or the one where the shift rod meets the tranny.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cool Cat Racing
    mine aren't either, but I replaced them with some urethane bushings so they better not be. lol if its moving mostly left/right its either the bushing on the bottom of the shifter or the one where the shift rod meets the tranny.
    I was talking about the RTAB's on e36's when he mentioned them
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  12. 03-03-2009, 11:05 PM #12
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    I know, I was talking about my RTABs. They were so bad that I could almost push the steel sleeve out with my hand. Much tighter now. lol
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