Really need some help...

[isaac_b]

*UPDATE* ordered the shifter assembly from nissan for $54.00 with overnight shipping. should be here tuesday...

Just installed a racingline short shifter and two days later the plastic that links the rod from the shifter to the transmission broke. so i cant put it into any gear unless i open the hood and move it to 3rd or 4th. i was wondering if anyone has ideas on how i could fix this or do i need to get the factory part? just broke today lol bad way to start 2010

Modified by isaac_b at 5:39 PM 1/1/2010
Modified by isaac_b at 8:49 AM 1/2/2010

[Viper5000]

got a pic?

sounds like you may need a new cable

[isaac_b]

I'll take one when I get home. But its not the rod itself its the plastic at the end. If you go to racinglines site and look at the instructions you will see it. Here's the link for the guide its the part in step 6 that's circled http://www.racinglineperforman...l.pdf

[el_blacky06]

i ran into the same problem with my short shifter. my solution was actually the master cylinder so check if thats the problem

[Viper5000]

hate to say it, but that is part of the cable assembly...

I think someone else broke his when installing as well.

Might want to read this.

http://forums.altimas.org/zero.../2010

Modified by Viper5000 at 8:46 PM 1/1/2010
Modified by Viper5000 at 8:46 PM 1/1/2010

[isaac_b]

yea thats probably going to cost a lot and take a while to get here. i need to fix it by wednesday

me and my bro are thinking about doing a custom setup. idk ill see this sunday
Modified by isaac_b at 7:25 PM 1/1/2010

[el_blacky06]

whoa i didnt see the pictures on my phone! in that case it must of been broken in the installation dude.

[isaac_b]

yea it cracked when i took it off then broke today

[sickkwidit]

have you fixed it yet?

[isaac_b]

No I decided to take it to Nissan. I took off the sts so hopefully they will warranty it and fix it free. I ordered the part Saturday and it was 100+ dollars. The dumb guy had ordered one for the automatic first. So he gave it to me for 90 instead so if all goes well my warranty will cover it.

[Blackmobile]

i dont' see why warranty would cover it, it's a faulty installation on your behalf. but if you can get them to cover it then power to ya

[isaac_b]

nope the sure didnt. i had took off the sts but they said since i have other aftermarket parts then it is void so its just bs. but i dont care its fixed thats all that matters. was 490.98 and i sat there from 9am until 4pm

[noshift]

nope the sure didnt. i had took off the sts but they said since i have other aftermarket parts then it is void so its just bs. but i dont care its fixed thats all that matters. was 490.98 and i sat there from 9am until 4pm

not that it matters anymore since its fixed, but since you reinstalled your factory shift kit back on, the dealership would need to honor the warranty unless they can see that your mods were the reason for damage. i could be wrong though.

[Viper5000]

not that it matters anymore since its fixed, but since you reinstalled your factory shift kit back on, the dealership would need to honor the warranty unless they can see that your mods were the reason for damage. i could be wrong though.

Maybe, but Im pretty sure that they could just say that they can tell when the shift cable has been F***ed with, and when it hasn't... that kind of stuff doesn't break in that way unless it is messed with.

[isaac_b]

yea. i probably wont put the sts back on unless i know a safer way to get the cable off

[el_blacky06]

usually they tend to say its aftermarket parts that messed it up. unless they have proof that it was the aftermarket parts that messed it up they gotta honor it. but since you happened to take it off yourself its now on your behalf

[Blackmobile]

how did you try to take it off in the first place? there's a few threads out there about people trying different ways to get it off and i remember some people saying the easiest way was using the backside of a hammer i think?? search around and you should find the thread

[isaac_b]

i was trying to pop it up from the front then for some reason i tried the back and it cracked. but today i took a chance but used my head. i did it from the side because i saw the part didnt flex and it came right off. so hopefully i have no more problems