to those who installed the TWM SS
#1
Re: to those who installed the TWM SS
Originally Posted by 2JZ
how did you remove the round clip in step 11 of the installation???
it seems to me that you need one thin flat head to even fit it let alone prying anything... and help would be appreciated!
it seems to me that you need one thin flat head to even fit it let alone prying anything... and help would be appreciated!
Good luck man, you'll love it!
#3
Originally Posted by maximus96
dremel is your friend.
#4
Hey nobody said this was going to be a breeze . Here's what you need to get the cup off, and it's easier than you think. Get two bricks or cinder blocks of equal size and stand them up length wise side-by-side about an inch apart (big enough for the pivot ball to fit between them). Use the provided cup removal washer and place that on top of the bricks, just like the manual says. If you don't have a punch then I would get a long and thin bolt or a junky philips screwdriver you don't plan on using again. Stick the end of your hammering tool into the small hole on the cup and give it a good shot or two with a hammer and the stock shifter should pop right out. Regrease all the pivot points generously (but don't slather gobs of it on there), tap the cup back onto the lower ball pivot on the twm ss, and you're good to go to put it all back together. An important thing to note is that you make sure all the safety clips and side-arm spring are back to their original positions and well-secured before replacing the assembly cap and putting the console back on. The last thing you want to do is do it all over again!
#6
haha duly noted... yea, i was just ranting at that time, so no offense to those blessed with tools!
anyway, thanks to everyone this whole episode is now complete! I trimmed the leather from the boot and installed EVERYTHING... and it feels GREAT! pretty much the perfect amount of throw and height that i was looking for...
ALSO, I wanted to say one last thing and dispel a myth...
for those MT drivers that fear your elbow banging into the armrest because of installing a short shifter... realize that your elbow is at a fixed distance from wherever it hangs from your shoulder. the only part of your arm that will be a bit lower is your forearm. henceforth, you won't be banging your elbow into the armrest, unless of course you were banging it anyway with the stock shifter. I've gone through short shifters before and never had this problem. so please, don't NOT buy a SS because of that.
anyway, thanks to everyone this whole episode is now complete! I trimmed the leather from the boot and installed EVERYTHING... and it feels GREAT! pretty much the perfect amount of throw and height that i was looking for...
ALSO, I wanted to say one last thing and dispel a myth...
for those MT drivers that fear your elbow banging into the armrest because of installing a short shifter... realize that your elbow is at a fixed distance from wherever it hangs from your shoulder. the only part of your arm that will be a bit lower is your forearm. henceforth, you won't be banging your elbow into the armrest, unless of course you were banging it anyway with the stock shifter. I've gone through short shifters before and never had this problem. so please, don't NOT buy a SS because of that.
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