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YOUR RESEARCHDid the short shifter tonight.....
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Use sharp wood chisel
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I used a sharp wood chisel, which was MUCH faster and easier.
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If you received the "old" instructions with your B&M shifter, they will instruct you to disconnect the cables from the cable ends.
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So easy a caveman can do it, and it's such a dramatic change from goo to go....
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Jon - Some shift ***** have a set screw on them, but most OEM ***** do not.
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The set screw will be up high on the shaft after you have lifted the leather boot up.
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Tried the Schnell and love it. Install took about 40 minutes and was a breeze. It takes a while to ge things apart but is well worth the time and reward.
It was a very quick mod but I have wrenched on my previous two Porsches and eight BMW's. I am fairly fluid with moddiong cars and did two short shifters in the last two BMW's. Not being all that ready for the 996, it took twenty minutes to get the console out and only about 5 mins to get it back in. I went with the Schnell and the instructions are just about the best notes I have ever seen regarding a mod. Kuudo's to those guys.
It is relatively easy to do. Just follow the B&M instructions. Here are their instructions in PFD format. If you have a color printer, print them out because the colored pics really help the first time you do it.
http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf
If you decide to do thie install yourself, let me know because there are a couple of "tricks" and short cuts I can share with you.
I noticed that you have a supercharger on your car. Can you please tell me the performance improvement this gave you and if you don't mind me asking, the cost to purchase this.
Thanks
Jon - Some shift ***** have a set screw on them, but most OEM ***** do not. The set screw will be up high on the shaft after you have lifted the leather boot up. If you don't see a set screw, then the shift **** just pulls off.
Be careful when you pull the shifter **** off of the shifter. It will take a lot of force, and it will come loose suddenly. You could really hurt yourself (literally) if this happens. To avoid this bit "hurt" I did this:
o - I took two screwdrivers and placed on each side of the shifter shaft. The screwdrivers face in opposite directions so you can hold the handle of one screwdriver and the shaft of the other screwdriver in each hand.
o - Sitting in the driver's seat, place your left forearm on your right knee. With your palm facing up, grab the left side of the two screwdrivers (already on each side of the shifter shaft) with your left hand.
o - Then grab the the right side of the screwdrivers with your right hand (also facing palm up). You can now use your left knee as a fulcrum and pry the **** off. It may go flying straight up, but you won't knock your teeth out.
Here is a link to the B&M instructions.
http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf
If you received the "old" instructions with your B&M shifter, they will instruct you to disconnect the cables from the cable ends. DO NOT do this!
There are two important things that will make the process easier:
o - DO mark the cables, (this is a "just in case..." step #16)
o - DON'T disconnect the cables from the cable ends as shown in step #17. Skip step #17 and proceed to steps #18 - #20.
o - After step #20, pull or pry the cable ends off of the shifter.
If you can't do this, then remove the cable ends from the cabels (AFTER you have marked the cables - step #16) and proceed with step #21.
In step 23, the instructions said to use a utility knife to cut the plastic couplers. I used a sharp wood chisel, which was MUCH faster and easier. Watch out for flying bits of plastic - you need to wear eye protection.
Hope this helps!
Tim,
Fantastic advice...especially about preserving my teeth....had a good laugh on that one! I'm looking forward to tackling the job, and have bookmarked your advice.
Thanks again. I'm sure I'll chime in once it's installed. Bedtime now.
Best,
Jon
Tim- If you or other Charlotte guys familiar with the install of the B&M and wouldn't mind helping me with mine, I'd appreciate it. I'm in the South Charlotte area. I bought the short shift and the EVO billet shift linkage from Eric at Bumperplugs a few weeks ago, but haven't had the courage to start tearing into the car.
I would be happy to help. It's really not that difficult. I didn't do the EVO billet shift linkage, but that should not be a problem. PM me and let's plan a day/time to do it!
