forge side to side short shift

[DannyC87]

Well i could only get one pic as my camera went flat!

Basically the bolt comes up from beneath the shifter, with a locking nut above the shifter holding the bolt solid, like a pin. Then a washer, the shifter arm, another washer and finally another locking nut to secure.

 

[LEE69]

Excellent £70 + saved, hell, you might even be able to fill the car up with that

 

[cmccabe165]

dont know much bout short shifters tbh but can u keep the original gear knob and gaitor once it is fitted, just wondering, quite fancy gettin one.

 

[xd-data-ii]

Has nothing to do the gear knob and gaitor. You dont go near them.

Nice one danny, I would recommend threading the hole though to ensure structure of the shifter is somewhat maintained.
Does look like you have put it over way too the right. - and a bit back
Is it anyway difficult or notchey to get into second gear or first?

 

[ForgeMotorsport]

top mod

 

[DannyC87]

Has nothing to do the gear knob and gaitor. You dont go near them.

Nice one danny, I would recommend threading the hole though to ensure structure of the shifter is somewhat maintained.
Does look like you have put it over way too the right. - and a bit back
Is it anyway difficult or notchey to get into second gear or first?

I have treaded the hole on mine, I was just saying that if you didn't have a tap/die set then an untreaded hole would still work. The hole is dead on the line between the centres of the pin and the splined hole, and it is rougly 60-40 location on the line (reducing the throw by roughly 40%. I've not had any problems with notchiness (is that a word?); just smooth slick changes well happy with it! now considering reduced the side to side throw because theres a bit of play in that direction.

 

[DannyC87]

just looked at the photo, i see what you mean about it looking like it is mounted back and right to what i've just said. thats because the linkage is actually higher from the shifter than before due to the locking nut between the linkage and the shifter; this can't really be seen due to the angle of the photo!

 

[LEE69]

side to side are you talking when say going from 2nd to 3rd, as mine is tight as anything and i'd be scared of getting the wrong gear tbh.

 

[DannyC87]

yep, that is what i'm talking about. mine is tight-ish, i'm just playing with the idea, most likely won't bother! seems to be a general consensus its not worth it.

 

[LEE69]

yeah i wont bother either, can't beat a nice tight box.

 

[DannyC87]

are we still talking about cars mate?

 

[LEE69]

Well i was

 

[DannyC87]

me too.. for sure!

 

[Cupra_UK]

Ok, fitted the side-to-side short shifter this evening... Wow!! what a difference, the gearbox has become so tight. It'll probably take some getting used to though. A little notchy too but i have got it set on the shortest throw... if i don't get along with it I'll change it slightly... assume this would make it less notchy?

It was such a breeze to fit. Had the common problem of the old shifter being a bugger to remove but some WD40, a block of wood under the shifter, a rubber mallet and some gentle persuasion soon sorted that problem out. Really didn't take much effort with that.

In the how-to guide i down loaded from the forge website, there is some mention of having to adjust the cables for MK4 and MK5 golf inside the car... is this something I need to do for the LCR too?

Also, I assume the nut holding the shifter in place doesnt need to be tightened to an particular spec?

 

[MarkWales]

anyone fancy a scale drawing of where to put the hole for the pin / bolt

Thanks

 

[DannyC87]

anyone fancy a scale drawing of where to put the hole for the pin / bolt

Thanks

Scribe a line from the centre of the pin, to the centre of the hole that bolts the shifter to the selector shaft coming out of the g/box.
Measure this distance and multiply for 0.4.
Mark a point this distance from the pin along the scribed line. Centre punch this location and drill. (40% throw reduction).