have had this on my car for over 10 months, i am upgrading to a rod end bearing because the stock shifter end started to pop-off due to being worn out after almost 240k miles
DO NOT attempt this if you do not have the mechanical skills and technical skills to complete!
I am not responsible for thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis caused by you following these directions. YOU are choosing to make these modifications.
i was interested in a short shifter for a while, but i couldnt see spending big $ for a slightly relocated ball stud.
what you will need:
basic hand tools
a 10mm ball stud - thread size and pitch can be decided by you (these are used on lift-struts)
a drill and tap to match your chosen thread size and pitch
a dremel with cutting wheels and grinding stones an actual grinder speeds things up but is not necessary
a way to degrease the threads after tapping
1 drop of red loctite
1. remove your shifter by removing the nut and popping off the shifter end with a flat end screwdriver
2. remove the shifter, mine was really on good and i used a flat screwdriver to help remove it.
3. the point of NO RETURN
4. cut off the existing 10mm ball stud and grind it flat to the surface of the shifter. the factory ball stud is peened into place from the back side.i completely removed the factory piece but it is not necessary.
5. i measured the clearance between the shifter end and the transmission to come up with the space between the 2 holes. i personally went just a tad closer to the transmission and trimmed my shifter end. my shifter end had 2 flaps that hung out from the side that i trimmed off.
IF you dont feel comfortable doing this, move the new hole CLOSER to the factory hole
6. mark and drill and tap for the thread and pitch of your new 10mm ball stud. test fit the ball stud. test fit on the car.
7. the ball stud i used had a 6mm of threads, only 3 are needed. i trimmed off the extra threads with a dremel. you could just engage 3mm of the threads and leave some threads out.
8. degrease the threads that you tapped
9. add a drop of red loctite and install the ball
10. reinstall and enjoy
DO NOT attempt this if you do not have the mechanical skills and technical skills to complete!
I am not responsible for thermonuclear war, or the current economic crisis caused by you following these directions. YOU are choosing to make these modifications.
i was interested in a short shifter for a while, but i couldnt see spending big $ for a slightly relocated ball stud.
what you will need:
basic hand tools
a 10mm ball stud - thread size and pitch can be decided by you (these are used on lift-struts)
a drill and tap to match your chosen thread size and pitch
a dremel with cutting wheels and grinding stones an actual grinder speeds things up but is not necessary
a way to degrease the threads after tapping
1 drop of red loctite
1. remove your shifter by removing the nut and popping off the shifter end with a flat end screwdriver
2. remove the shifter, mine was really on good and i used a flat screwdriver to help remove it.
3. the point of NO RETURN
4. cut off the existing 10mm ball stud and grind it flat to the surface of the shifter. the factory ball stud is peened into place from the back side.i completely removed the factory piece but it is not necessary.
5. i measured the clearance between the shifter end and the transmission to come up with the space between the 2 holes. i personally went just a tad closer to the transmission and trimmed my shifter end. my shifter end had 2 flaps that hung out from the side that i trimmed off.
IF you dont feel comfortable doing this, move the new hole CLOSER to the factory hole
6. mark and drill and tap for the thread and pitch of your new 10mm ball stud. test fit the ball stud. test fit on the car.
7. the ball stud i used had a 6mm of threads, only 3 are needed. i trimmed off the extra threads with a dremel. you could just engage 3mm of the threads and leave some threads out.
8. degrease the threads that you tapped
9. add a drop of red loctite and install the ball
10. reinstall and enjoy
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