installed B&M Short Shifter, hearing a rattling,

[Driftcardotnet]

I installed a B&M short shifter, all six bolts taken out and shifter put in, all the bolts have been put back in and tightened, but now i can hear a rattling when i accelerate to high rpms or decellerate, what gives, ?

[HeyMatto]

I have a B&m. The rattling you are hearing is normal. Go to the B&m website; they explain it in full. Basically they say you are hearing the natural harmonics of your transmission when accelerating/decelerating. At first I was annoyed but now i kind of like it .

[doridori23]

This is not necessarily true. A lot of the B&M shifters did not come with a little plastic collar around the ball that inserts into the transmission. IF you did not take the plastic collar from the old shift tower off and transfer it onto the new B&M unit it will cause this rattle.

I have installed 5 B&M and only 1 came with a collar. NONE of them have the rattle or any noise at any RPM in any gear. I also recommend using Mobil1 75W90 with 1 Qt Lucas Pure Synthetic. I drain out the bottom and filled through the shift mount as per B&Ms recommendation.

[codyace]

This is not necessarily true. A lot of the B&M shifters did not come with a little plastic collar around the ball that inserts into the transmission. IF you did not take the plastic collar from the old shift tower off and transfer it onto the new B&M unit it will cause this rattle.

I have installed 5 B&M and only 1 came with a collar. NONE of them have the rattle or any noise at any RPM in any gear. I also recommend using Mobil1 75W90 with 1 Qt Lucas Pure Synthetic. I drain out the bottom and filled through the shift mount as per B&Ms recommendation.

I've had some instances where the BM plastic collar is so 'tight' that I've actually had to take a small flapper wheel to the inside of the shift rod (not alot, but just enough) to make it fit...and even then it was a 'snug snug' fit...

[Driftcardotnet]

i need some pictures of what this plastic thing and flapper look like [email protected]

[DrifterProdigy85]

I fixed my rattle by packing some grease in with the springs and shims inside the shifter.

[vivioman]

I managed to get a video of the short shifter rattle today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jYxbKCnv1M

Car travelling in 5th gear, accelerating and decelerating between 80 to 85 km/h, 2200 to 2300 RPM.

[Emperor_Tha]

I fixed my rattle by packing some grease in with the springs and shims inside the shifter.

Yeah same here. I used axle grease since its the thickest I have.