sloppy shifter

[cb_240]

driving my car today and everything was fine, shifting smoothly minimal play in the shifter when its in gear. parked the car for a bit and came back out to it and the shifter seems very sloppy, lots of free play in it while its in gear so i took it home and took all the rubber boots off to see but i couldnt really see anything. my first guess is a shifter bushing? any other ideas
Modified by cb_240 at 11:50 AM 7/8/2008

[s13point5]

yea i would guess shifter bushing. what RB do you have? i can get you the part number for the bushing if you have the RB25

[cb_240]

yeah i have the 25 and that would be awesome

[rb25drag]

More than likely the bushing on the bottom of the shifter, Mine busted and I had this problem. I made my own, Didn't think they made a replacement. But they might.

[cb_240]

think i found a part number so i punched it into a nissan site to make sure the number was still being used and wasn't replaced or anything and its calling it a socket assembly-control lever

does this sound like it?

[cb_240]

More than likely the bushing on the bottom of the shifter, Mine busted and I had this problem. I made my own, Didn't think they made a replacement. But they might.

how did you make your own?

will the s13 bushing work? I found the part number for that, 32861-h7301 and figure it may be worth a shot

and if the stock s13 bushing works then id imagine the cusco one would work as well http://www.aspecproducts.com/s...earch

Modified by cb_240 at 8:46 AM 7/9/2008
Modified by cb_240 at 8:48 AM 7/9/2008

[rb25drag]

I made one out of aluminum on the lathe we had at school at the time. took me about 10 mins.

Im sure the KA one will work, I used my entire Ka shifter in the rb25 trans.

[s13point5]

RB25DET Shifter BushingOEM Nissan Part# 32861-01G00USDM Part

this is the part number i used. called up to nissan and ordered it and they had it within a couple days. its a bushing for a truck

rb25drag: ive done some research and found that alot of people are saying the KA shifter will not work in a RB25 transmission. how did you get it to work?

[rb25drag]

It was an aftermarket short throw, It basically fell right in, Had to get some longer bolts for the clamps, But works great.

This is the same shifter I bought about 5 years ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...86035

[s13point5]

It was an aftermarket short throw, It basically fell right in, Had to get some longer bolts for the clamps, But works great.

This is the same shifter I bought about 5 years ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...86035

man im so tempted to buy that but im afraid its not gonna work because of everything else i have read.

[rb25drag]

If you have the Rb25 trans I know it will work b/c Mine did. But you will have to buy some Longer hex bolts, The ones they supply are too short for the 25 trans.

[slowrb20]

i have the same short shifter on my rb20 too. it works fine. not sure on the bolts because it was already in the car when i got it.

[Bluefire]

RB20 and RB25 shifters and bushings are different sizes. The RB25 uses a bigger bushing versus the RB20/S13/KA.

-Bluefire

[matafied]

yea idk about that the shifter it self will work i have used it, but the bushings are different sizes. but as far as bolting up a short throw idk. the rb25 has a slant (45 degree angle ) to it, ka and rb20 sits flat. their was a wright up way back when

[cb_240]

well the bushing was indeed the problem, got that all sorted out now

used the s13 ka shifter bushing, nissan part number 32861-h7301 and with a few light taps of the rubber mallet it went on great

[l0nestar]

... and with a few light taps of the rubber mallet it went on great

Thats the way to do it! If it does not fit.. bigger hammer! </sarcasm>

But seriously, I know what you meant.

[cb_240]

figured id post that it actually fit so any idiot like myself in the future knows the ka bushing works

[redtop240]

So question for you all, my RB20 has that problem and it has a lot of ****er play. How bad is that to have, and is it something I need to fix ASAP?

[cb_240]

its a $3 part at most

[redtop240]

Why did i get edited for the word shifter play? Anyways what is the part name i would need to order? And how hard is it to install?