short shifter........damnit - Hyundai Performance Forums

Mister694 · 12-14-2001, 05:20 PM

ok i installed the short shifter and i can't get into 1st 2nd or reverse easily how do i fix that????? there has to be a way please help it is 3:18 and i have to work tomorrow.... at 7:00 am if ti can't be fixed back to stock i go,......... someone anyone please...... btw it is the one from mhp....

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Happy Noodle Boy · 12-14-2001, 05:55 PM

go to the speedstate website. they've got installation instructions. you gotta do some cutting to make the shifter fit <img src=/images/forums/snitz/wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0>

Mister694 · 12-14-2001, 06:07 PM

not to seem mean but been there done that ......... it is something else but i have no clue what

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JustinL · 12-14-2001, 08:55 PM

Try taking it all back out and putting it back in again with a printout of the speedstate instructions by your side, take your time and make sure you haven't left anything out. Also make sure that your cut out is big enough and that the bottom of the shifter isn't hitting plastic anywhere. Mine baseplate was precut 'cause I got it from a fellow board member but these are the only things that I can think of.

JustinL

Mister694 · 12-15-2001, 01:21 AM

as i told random the cuts are great...... i can get in every gear now......BUT....that is only with the shft boot/cover off.....when i put it back on and snap it into place.....i can't even get close to 2nd,4th, or reverse.....it keeps hitting the top cover for some reason :-( so the stock one is back in until i can solve this

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Cottonmouth · 12-15-2001, 01:05 PM

I think I may know what your problem is...

When you removed the base... You had to remove some retaining clips from the shifter cable sleeve. I made the mistake of not replacing them when I took the car for a test drive. When I shifted, the sleves weren't secured properly and didn't allow smoth shifting into 2nd, 4th, or rev. Make sure that they are connected properly and the sleves are secured.

It was funny... I had the car on the road and was totally puzzled why it wouldn't shift right. So I pilled over and looked at it some more. I realized that I forgot to replace those clips.<img src=/images/forums/snitz/laugh.gif width=15 height=31 border=0> After that it was smooth shifting.

Give it a try and let us know how it goes...<img src=/images/forums/snitz/thumbup.gif width=25 height=18 border=0>

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Mister694 · 12-15-2001, 09:42 PM

ok everything is in place......it works with the shift boot / area off the car but when i snap it back in i can't get to those gears because it hits the actual plastic thing that i clipped in??? any ideas??

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Cottonmouth · 12-16-2001, 12:42 AM

In the picture below...
Is the plastic piece you are referring to called the "Console Upper Cover"?
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I never had a problem with it hitting this piece...

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Mister694 · 12-16-2001, 01:47 AM

yeah that piece............can someone post a picture of one. not installed..... a mhp one.....

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Cottonmouth · 12-16-2001, 01:58 AM

The plastic piece or the shifter?

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