1989 240SX: Tomei Short Shifter Install

[K]

I just recieved a Tomei short shifter from an Ebay purchase. It's a used unit and as such, did not come with any install docs. Has anyone here installed a Tomei shifter in a 240? Can i assume that the install is similar to that of the B&M?

It looks fairly straight forward but i'm not sure how the unit bolts in. The 4 allen bolts in the "base" have nuts attached on the bottom, so i'm guessing that they are not sued to bolt the unit to the trans.

Also, should i grease the bushing at the trans end before installing or is that not necessary?

Any input would be appreciated,

K

[180fan]

more like a C's than a b&m.

1. Put the plastic ring in first.

2. If you loosen those hex head bolts, you'll realize that there are two ( ) shaped pieces. Loosen the top bolts of each ( ) and pull the bolts from the bottom of each ( ).

3. Insert the shifter in with the bend towards you. (I'm assuming you've also disassembled the shifter as well)

4. slip the metal O now over the shifter plate. You'll see that the ( ) now will rotate into place and will fit into the groove on the shifter plate. Insert the two bolts you removed earlier and tighten.

5. Put the big part back on the shifter. (huh huh huh bet you were waiting for me to say "shaft" huh lol)

6. toss the rubber boot on and reassemble your console.

yadda yadda you know the rest. Put the knob on the shaft at the end. LOL!!!

[K]

Thanks for the info. I just need to clear up a couple of things.

So if i understand you correctly, the Tomei shifter utilizes the stock shifter plate as opposed to the B&M where the stock parts are tossed out.

1. Can i remove the stock shifter from the car without removeing the shifter plate (the six bolts) or do i need to remove the entire stock shifter unit and disassemble it out of car?

2. In number 5, you refer to the "big part" going on the shaft, what big part are we talking about here?

I'm guessing that a lot of this will make more sense to me when i actually take the stock unit out and see what i'm working with.

Thanks again,K

[180fan]

1. you got it. Leave the shifter plate thing on there. It's not a b&m, no need to pull that.

2. does yours disconnect at the fat portion of the shifter and the thin section? Or does the big green ring just slide over the fatty portion of the shifter? If it does just slide over the fat portion of the shifter, just slide it on otherwise you'll need to disconnect the fat part from the balled and thin bent shaft part (rofl)

[180fan]

Oh yeah remember the order of those little metal snap rings and rings when you go to pull the shifter. Those will all be used again.

[K]

The green metal ring slides over the top of the shifter, the actual shifter does not look like it's meant to be separated (there's some silicone type sealant between the fat part and the bend).

I'll keep the snap ring order in mind when disassembling.

Thanks again,K

[K]

Are you sure that the snap ring is used again? I've got the shifter in and the wave spring and "C" ring are in place holding the bush socket in place, but there doesn't seem to be any place or room for the snap ring to snap into.

Thanks again,K

[180fan]

Yep, that snap ring goes in there. it keeps the little plastic cup thing from moving around. i was able to use my rings even with a large metal spacer that fit into the transmission for my C's short shift which the tomei was based off of.

[K]

I got the snap ring done, didn't realize that it used the C ringto hold it in, i was looking for a groove above the C ring tosnap it into.

That actually brings me to my next issue, however.

I did not receive any type of spacer or collar to lift up the"bush socket" (the plastic socket with the two metal tabs) andfrom every angle i look, this seems necessary. Since i had notseen the Tomei shifter kit before i bought this used one i didnot realize that i was missing a piece, but after looking at thepics and install docs for the other kits, which all seem to bebased on the same concept (moving the fulcrum up), it is apparentthat the Tomei kit was suppose to have the spacer/collar too.

Odd thing is that they sent me the bush socket, which isIDENTICAL to the stock unit, and i'm pretty sure that piece didnot come with the original Tomei kit. I have emailed the seller,but have my doubts about ever getting that part.

If i knew that the cheap, knock off shifter kits lifted thefulcrum up the same amount, then i could just buy a Nismo knockoff from ebay and just use the collar, that or just fabricate anew one, if i had the dimensions.

Thanks,K

[K]

For anyone who may have been following this, i got the missing piece by buying a second cheap kit off ebay and everything now works fine.

We took extensive pics during the install so i'll post everything up soon in case anyone else has the same questions that i did.

Thanks,