DIY Short shift

[Bret]

i dont really agree

the gearbox wont let u shift faster than the gearbox did before....

Well if you are reducing movement (hence the short shift part) it would mean u would be changing gear quicker.I cant see the gearbox stopping you putting it in gear faster hence the few seconds of gain over a standard gear change

 

[Klone]

been nearly a week now, and the gear selection is still giving me "resistance" as it engages the actual gear.

The way i would describe it is, for 1st, you move it to the right, then up a centimetre... then push a little harder and it goes into gear.

Im not sure this is normal or not, not having ran a short shift before.

im planning on reversing back to normal at the weekend to see if all is well and then if it is, then il stop being a girl and live with it!

 

[t32er]

can you take a pic of how it is under the hood mate...

 

[Klone]

can you take a pic of how it is under the hood mate...

hopefully i havent c*cked it up! haha doesnt look any different than when i started... just over

 

[StephenJ]

Looks good (if VERY short!) I'd say a reset would sort the problem

 

[Klone]

hah, hopefully not too short!

 

[t32er]

is it catching the old redundant pin at all when putting it in gear?
i agree with steve though do a propper good reset, make sure you have some thing that fits the whole spot on, on the shifter (the locator bit under the gator), iv not done the short shif yet but have had to do a reset and mine was a little notchy but was due to the pin i used not being any good, mutch better now after using a "fcuk off" nail

Steve, have you done yours?? i know ya did the shifter

 

[StephenJ]

Steve, have you done yours?? i know ya did the shifter

Yeah done them at the same time mate, If you need to look/play with it at all mate (The shifter!!!) you got my number

 

[t32er]

i thought i was in then...
yea, well i wana do mine but keep backing down every weekend

 

[Klone]

i cant see how it would be catching, but will have a look tomorrow... shouldnt catch as mine looks in the same place as the others in this thread.

will reset tomorrow.

i have a nail that fits nice and snug in there

 

[R@B]

Evening all, i've just been out giving the short shift mod a bash and got the 3 clips, 2 cables and the nut off but can't get the shifter off the splined post. The forge guide said it'll be tight but just give it a wiggle and it will come off. Well i've been wiggling for half an hour, front to back and side to side but the fg thing just wont budge. For those who removed it to do the mod, how did you get it off? Drilling while its still fitted is not an option as i live in a second floor flat and my extension is not big enough to reach down to the car. Thanks in advance peeps.

 

[LEE69]

Raise it up slightly, and tap the middle gently.

 

[R@B]

I tried that but didnt want to hit it too hard and it was the handle of the ratchet i was using.

 

[LEE69]

No other way, choose your tools better too

 

[R@B]

choose your tools better too

Ha, i was limited to what i had with me and couldn't be arsed running back up the stair to get my small hammer. I will give it another bash tomorrow. (with more appropriate tools)

 

[FASTER]

does this mod work on cupra r because i marked mine up to drill and noticed that the gear linkage will sit on top of raised part of shifter when in second gear and snags up a bit .the forge one has not got the rasied side on it so wont snag is it me just being a bit slow

Ive found this too any one explain more?

 

[t32er]

i would say 40% of the ppl who have done it on this thread are on LCR's, read all of the thread, loads of pics through out it

 

[LEE69]

The quadrant and the gearbox are the same as in the LC so 100% of the people have done this before

 

[FASTER]

it seems to touch the side raised part of the shifter arm in 2-4-6 gear

 

[StephenJ]

it seems to touch the side raised part of the shifter arm in 2-4-6 gear

Done the reset properly?