Just thought I'd pass this on.... There's an excellent install guide in the tech section of this site for the TWM short shifters, and the guide that comes with the unit works well too. But, take care when prying off the plastic shifter "cap" (the last step before pulling out the shifter). Both explanations I've seen show screwdrivers prying the cap off from the front. This process left me with a broken cap - just snapped in two! The cap snaps on all round it's circumference, so instead of relying on prying from one area alone, slowly work your way around and ease it off as gently as possible. Other than that, I installed mine in the car and did not remove the shifter - it was not a problem at all. As far as removing the guide pins retaining washer, a dremel with a cutting wheel is a MUST!, and is a painless procedure.

This is a great upgrade, and despite the difficulties, I would not have gone in any other direction.

Cheers!

David -

good post , thanks for the caution

The more I thought about this, I think the best way to approach the cap removal problem is this. Pry the cap up with a screwdriver from the front (as shown in the instruction manual), but not too hard, then, with the other hand slowly pry around the rest of the cap from the front to the back. It should come off fairly easily. If you happen to suffer the misfortune of breaking the cap, as mine did - don't panic. If it's not a total loss, and most of the cap will still "lock" back down, the broken part can be held firmily in place by a tie wrap or hose clamp. Just don't tighten it too much. BTW, this plastic will not super-glue.

Cheers! :blah:

In my tutorial, I state "3. This is another irritating part. The retainer ring holding the shifter in place was hard. Spray lubricant on it and start working the ring with a flathead screwdriver."

I appreciate you telling us about your problem, though. This helps prevent others from doing the same.