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swiftsytles · 04-13-2005, 09:06 AM

Sup, bought the car couple months ago with the shifter rocking like a bobble head. Especially when I go over ruff areas on the freeway. Well Inspected my trans mount ant it was shot. I replaced it yesterday thinking it would fix the problem but it didnt. It still rocks like mad. Is there some kind of shifter bushing needed to replace for it to not move or is this normal on 240s?

sr240mike · 04-13-2005, 11:56 AM

There a plastic bushing on the end of the shifter that goes into the tranny, might wanna pull that out an check it.

MikeFD3S · 04-13-2005, 06:11 PM

Crazy shaking like that makes me think that the engine mounts are shot to hell, causing the engine to twist excessively. even with new tranny mounts, bad engine mounts will cause a lot of shaking. Check the easy fixes first though with the shifter bushing.

If its the engine mounts, Kazama makes a solid engine mount, but you'd probably have to wait awhile cuz it's special order only

http://www.more-japan.com/xcart/cata...t-p-16248.html

Maeda · 04-13-2005, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeFD3S

If its the engine mounts, Kazama makes a solid engine mount, but you'd probably have to wait awhile cuz it's special order only

http://www.more-japan.com/xcart/cata...t-p-16248.html

Or you can fill them window weld urethane with a caulking gun.

jOeHaCk98 · 04-13-2005, 06:31 PM

Doesnt he want LESS shaking. OE

MikeFD3S · 04-13-2005, 06:54 PM

he said he wanted less shaking of the shifter

he didnt say if he minded a vibrating chassis hehe

theres a lot of weird things to stop the shifter from shaking on the 240. It's probably the only car i've ever seen that has that much play and motion of the shifter. it's almost phallic

swiftstyles · 04-13-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeFD3S

theres a lot of weird things to stop the shifter from shaking on the 240. It's probably the only car i've ever seen that has that much play and motion of the shifter. it's almost phallic

Yea im gonna check out my motor mounts, any tips on ways to tell if the motor mounts are shot?

sr240mike · 04-14-2005, 11:23 AM

While stopped with foot on brake put car in 3rd gear and let out clutch until it catches. Have a friend look at the engine and see if it lifts excessively.

lilredstiffy · 04-14-2005, 02:19 PM

Its pretty easy to just jack up the engine by the tranny bellhousing at the front and take a look at how the mounts look. Blown mounts will look very torn up.

2JZGTE · 04-14-2005, 03:04 PM

You can also just grab onto the intake mani runners and try your hardest to move the engine back and forth. My oem engine mounts allowed a little movement. I installed nismo engine and tranny mounts, and now I can't get any sort of movement from the engine by grabbing onto it and shaking. Good luck.

aznpoopy · 04-14-2005, 03:11 PM

yet another way to check: open the hood and have a buddy stand in front of the car. start the car. if the mounts are shot the motor will flop back and forth like it wants to jump out of the car during start up.

swiftsytles · 04-14-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by aznpoopy

yet another way to check: open the hood and have a buddy stand in front of the car. start the car. if the mounts are shot the motor will flop back and forth like it wants to jump out of the car during start up.

will bad motor mounts cause a clunking noise cuz I hear it when I come to a stop in the front area?

sil80drifter · 04-16-2005, 02:18 PM

perhaps, but it'd be a good idea to check your tie rods, tension rods, and sway bar links/bushings. when suspensions parts wear down they tend to excessively move/make noise under hard acceleration'braking.

sil80

04-13-2005, 09:06 AM	#1
swiftsytles Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: la Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my shifter rocks violently, just changed trans mount too? Sup, bought the car couple months ago with the shifter rocking like a bobble head. Especially when I go over ruff areas on the freeway. Well Inspected my trans mount ant it was shot. I replaced it yesterday thinking it would fix the problem but it didnt. It still rocks like mad. Is there some kind of shifter bushing needed to replace for it to not move or is this normal on 240s?

04-13-2005, 11:56 AM	#2
sr240mike Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California, Norcal biiaatch Posts: 1,185 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	There a plastic bushing on the end of the shifter that goes into the tranny, might wanna pull that out an check it. __________________ TWO IN THE COOT, ONE IN THE POOT

04-13-2005, 06:11 PM	#3
MikeFD3S Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 44 Posts: 240 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Crazy shaking like that makes me think that the engine mounts are shot to hell, causing the engine to twist excessively. even with new tranny mounts, bad engine mounts will cause a lot of shaking. Check the easy fixes first though with the shifter bushing. If its the engine mounts, Kazama makes a solid engine mount, but you'd probably have to wait awhile cuz it's special order only http://www.more-japan.com/xcart/cata...t-p-16248.html __________________ '93 FD3S R1 '92 SC300 5SP '87 FC3S Sport Turbo II conversion '90 240SX Hatch '89 240SX Coupe [dead] '91 Geo Storm [dead] '86 FC3S GXL [gone]

04-13-2005, 06:54 PM	#6
MikeFD3S Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 44 Posts: 240 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	he said he wanted less shaking of the shifter he didnt say if he minded a vibrating chassis hehe theres a lot of weird things to stop the shifter from shaking on the 240. It's probably the only car i've ever seen that has that much play and motion of the shifter. it's almost phallic __________________ '93 FD3S R1 '92 SC300 5SP '87 FC3S Sport Turbo II conversion '90 240SX Hatch '89 240SX Coupe [dead] '91 Geo Storm [dead] '86 FC3S GXL [gone]

04-14-2005, 11:23 AM	#8
sr240mike Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California, Norcal biiaatch Posts: 1,185 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	While stopped with foot on brake put car in 3rd gear and let out clutch until it catches. Have a friend look at the engine and see if it lifts excessively. __________________ TWO IN THE COOT, ONE IN THE POOT

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jOeHaCk98 Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 730 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Doesnt he want LESS shaking. OE

04-14-2005, 02:19 PM	#9
lilredstiffy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: louisiana Posts: 618 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Its pretty easy to just jack up the engine by the tranny bellhousing at the front and take a look at how the mounts look. Blown mounts will look very torn up.

04-14-2005, 03:04 PM	#10
2JZGTE Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Midwest Age: 42 Posts: 332 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	You can also just grab onto the intake mani runners and try your hardest to move the engine back and forth. My oem engine mounts allowed a little movement. I installed nismo engine and tranny mounts, and now I can't get any sort of movement from the engine by grabbing onto it and shaking. Good luck. __________________ R35 GT-R, R32 GT-R, Supra, S13, S14, FD3S

04-14-2005, 03:11 PM	#11
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 43 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	yet another way to check: open the hood and have a buddy stand in front of the car. start the car. if the mounts are shot the motor will flop back and forth like it wants to jump out of the car during start up.

04-16-2005, 02:18 PM	#13
sil80drifter Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	perhaps, but it'd be a good idea to check your tie rods, tension rods, and sway bar links/bushings. when suspensions parts wear down they tend to excessively move/make noise under hard acceleration'braking. sil80