short shifter has play??

[Tx-Sx-FS]

I had a friend (Chris Jex) install a short shifter in my car...ive noticed lately that when the shifter is in gear...it wobbles around in circles if i move it....is that supposed to happen?? how can i tighten it up? Also, i know that the shift itself is shorter..but i want the actual shifter to be shorter..what can be done with that? Just cut it down and reweld it? Input is welcome, Thanks

[Silvia007]

First of all, what brand of short shifter. Second, if it's not B&M you can unscrew the top half of the shifter off.

[s13sr20chris]

it may not have any shifter bushings on the bottom. did he reinstall the bushings? you could cut the shifter, but it is generally usefull to have it close to the steering wheel.

[Tx-Sx-FS]

its a TopSpeed short shifter..and im not sure if he reinstalled the bushings or not.. what do they look like so i can check that...im not sure if i like the stick being up towards the steering wheel compared to low and out of the way of the SAFC, radio well im not sure what ill do with it yet...

[s13sr20chris]

on an s13 or s14 the bushings are little plastic things on the bottom of the shifter.

[Tx-Sx-FS]

well im not sure if he put them in or not...but would that cause the shifter to wobble around in gear???

[Touchdown038]

Yup it would.... before I replaced mine (on my stock shifter) the stick would be able to move in big circles, in gear or not.

There should be a little white piece of plastic on the end of the shifter, if it's not there then you can get one for like .35 at the Nissan Dealer.

[s13sr20chris]

cheap parts and they go on in no time if you know what your doing.

[streetracer]

The bushing could have broken and ended up setting in the whole were the shifter goes in to the trans.

[Touchdown038]

That's what mine did... when I pulled out the shifter there was nothing but a little piece sitting in the shifter hole.

Really quick and easy install though... put the bushing on the end of the shifter and reinstall.