HatchVX

I still have to get the Spring clip for the shift linkage and trany conection, Right now i got a makeshift aluminum pin in there. It was tight enought i was to tap it a little to get it in but i can pull it out easly. Could this be the reason why when my shifter is so sloppy? I can put i in any gear and move it all the way to the right and to the left? Im wondering once i put the OEM Pin in will i get my tight shifting again?

HatchVX

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westcoaststyle

I think so. Did you replace the bushings with polyurithane?

HatchVX

yeah. When i did the swap i didn't have the pin so Kai fabricated a pin out of some aluminum piping.

Andy

Is the pin long enough and does the shift linkage work? I'm sure that pin is <$5 from a dealership so I'd replace that first. I think the Helm's call for it to be replaced everytime it's removed but I've always reused it. Damn thing is such a pain in the ass. Don't forget the circle clip that goes around it and the punched in section of the circle clip goes into one end of the pin.

HatchVX

i order the pin yesterday, any hints on how to get it in?

westcoaststyle

push


if that doesnt work, hammer h:

Andy

Push won't, hammer will do the trick. If you take a bolt and clamp in a small pair of vice grips, you can usually tap it into place that way too. Make sure the bolt is wide enough to not go into the pin and use a junk bolt cause the vicegrips will destroy it.

HatchVX

thanks alot

HatchVX

Im am using the Z6 shift linkage is is bent compared to the Z1 will this make a difference??