ALternative OEM shortshifter
04-15-2009, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jasonprice07' post='841968' date='Apr 9 2009, 12:56 PM
Basically that is what you do.
I worked from under the car as well so had to remove the 2 underbody sheilds.
To get the lever from the car you need to rotate the white bearing 90 degrees clockwise after removing the shift rod from the lever.
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I worked from under the car as well so had to remove the 2 underbody sheilds.
To get the lever from the car you need to rotate the white bearing 90 degrees clockwise after removing the shift rod from the lever.
Jason
04-15-2009, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mach_666' post='848280' date='Apr 15 2009, 02:18 PM
Hello! i just tried today, but i cant see the shifting arm anywhere??
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04-17-2009, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jasonprice07' post='848386' date='Apr 15 2009, 03:29 PM
If you look at the second photo in the original thread the shift arm (linkage) is being held up by the coathanger.
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Jason
I think you are the man, as i see!!
Can you please write me up, how to make this mod complete??
I would be very thankful!
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06-07-2009, 02:17 PM
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I just did this mod.
All I can say is before you start this please buy the shifter, a new bearing and a couple of spare circlips. I didn't need the spare circlips but I can see why you would need them. A new bearing would be good incase you have an older car and also you are more than likely going to crack the one one (I didn't but you could easily do it). Also when putting the circlip back it may help for you to use some thread attached through one of the holes on the circlip, just in case it slips when you are putting things back.
Also please remember to hold the link arm up well. I let it go once and was lucky to be able to fish it back up with a very long stiff wire.
All I can say is before you start this please buy the shifter, a new bearing and a couple of spare circlips. I didn't need the spare circlips but I can see why you would need them. A new bearing would be good incase you have an older car and also you are more than likely going to crack the one one (I didn't but you could easily do it). Also when putting the circlip back it may help for you to use some thread attached through one of the holes on the circlip, just in case it slips when you are putting things back.
Also please remember to hold the link arm up well. I let it go once and was lucky to be able to fish it back up with a very long stiff wire.
07-23-2009, 01:42 PM
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Best mod ever. This will definatly be my next mod.
I was reading in another forum that the orginal one is bended - if you change it to the Z4 3.0 one the gear knob is in another position than before.
Can anyone confirm this?
Many thanks,
Tim
I was reading in another forum that the orginal one is bended - if you change it to the Z4 3.0 one the gear knob is in another position than before.
Can anyone confirm this?
Many thanks,
Tim
07-24-2009, 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by tim@bmw' post='952009' date='Jul 23 2009, 10:42 PM
Best mod ever. This will definatly be my next mod.
I was reading in another forum that the orginal one is bended - if you change it to the Z4 3.0 one the gear knob is in another position than before.
Can anyone confirm this?
Many thanks,
Tim
I was reading in another forum that the orginal one is bended - if you change it to the Z4 3.0 one the gear knob is in another position than before.
Can anyone confirm this?
Many thanks,
Tim
07-24-2009, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tim@bmw' post='952009' date='Jul 23 2009, 05:42 PM
Best mod ever. This will definatly be my next mod.
I was reading in another forum that the orginal one is bended - if you change it to the Z4 3.0 one the gear knob is in another position than before.
Can anyone confirm this?
I was reading in another forum that the orginal one is bended - if you change it to the Z4 3.0 one the gear knob is in another position than before.
Can anyone confirm this?
07-25-2009, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by chesney72' post='952699' date='Jul 24 2009, 07:57 AM
I tweaked the z4 lever to suit myself. It's easy enough to bend in a vice if you are brave. Now sits where I find it most comfortable to use
07-25-2009, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 545felix' post='954018' date='Jul 25 2009, 04:13 PM
can you expand on this a bit? how did you clamp it in without breaking the plastic ball? i tried to bend it yesterday without success. I am giving up on the shorter selector rod idea, i took one look at the list of things that has to come off to access the transmission and decided I would be better off finding a way to bend the rod.
I clamped the base in a vice (not the ball) and used a 4ft pole as a lever and this was large enough in bore get the whole shifter inside it. So it was the section below the pivot ball that was bent until I was happy with the throw. I would avoid bending it too many times but it seemed to survive my tweaking without any signs of weakening. I've tweaked all the shifters in my previous BMW's using this method and never had a problem.