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tre4s13 · 06-18-2009, 08:04 AM

I have no idea where I should post this, but it's quite a simple question. The spring underneath the shifter plate....the assembly that comes off with the stick...on the transmission side, what the hell is that spring for?! It has a ball bearing underneath it...someone let me know before I put my motor back in...I bent the damn spring and have no idea what to do.

***S14DB*** · 06-18-2009, 08:08 AM

Shifter Detent. Keeps it centered side to side. Bend it back straight.

tre4s13 · 06-18-2009, 08:10 AM

Thanks for the input bro, its hard to bend it....it's still somewhat straight can i just put it back in with the ok side down flush on the bb?!

***S14DB*** · 06-18-2009, 08:47 AM

Yeah, They get bent all the time when people swap shifters cause the spring sits an inch out of the hole unladen. Not a critical spring tension. Just makes the shifter feel centered.

06-18-2009, 08:04 AM	#1
tre4s13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC (336-926-0641) Age: 41 Posts: 323 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Shifter Question...wtf?! I have no idea where I should post this, but it's quite a simple question. The spring underneath the shifter plate....the assembly that comes off with the stick...on the transmission side, what the hell is that spring for?! It has a ball bearing underneath it...someone let me know before I put my motor back in...I bent the damn spring and have no idea what to do. __________________

06-18-2009, 08:08 AM	#2
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Shifter Detent. Keeps it centered side to side. Bend it back straight. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

06-18-2009, 08:10 AM	#3
tre4s13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC (336-926-0641) Age: 41 Posts: 323 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Thanks for the input bro, its hard to bend it....it's still somewhat straight can i just put it back in with the ok side down flush on the bb?! __________________

06-18-2009, 08:47 AM	#4
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Yeah, They get bent all the time when people swap shifters cause the spring sits an inch out of the hole unladen. Not a critical spring tension. Just makes the shifter feel centered. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact