snowskater34

today i put in the gsr shifter in my civic and the side to side play is ridiculous..it was bad when i had the stock shifter in there now its even worst. I have a energy suspension shifter bushing already in there...is there anything i can do to fix this?

TravisCadello

My friend said his was that he used the wrong bolts/nuts to put the shift linkage back onto the tranny.

mxracer420

i have this same problem we have a gsr in an eg with type r linkage and a tenzo short shifter and energy suspension bushing kit its tighter then a bell
gsr in a 97 coupe with same kinda short shifter energy suspension bushing kit and its sloppy as a **** so is my buddys stock del sol. i get undfer the coupe to check it out and it looks as if it looser then he!! from the tranny shifter piece not where it mounts to the block ?? help us out lol

Perfect Balance

Get a short shifter. The bushing in the stock shifter deteriorates over time and basically crumbles apart, making the shifter have lots of side to side slop from the play in what used to be the stock bushing. Most aftermarket shifters use bearings, which tend to work better and have a more direct feel.

xwhitchx

i like the play im mine, cuz every one has a hart time getting it gooding, but i can do it perfectly

usdm-ferio

Check the bitch pin. I had the same problem when I bought my car. I had a blot where the pin was supposed to be.

thumper64

Check the metal plate that sandwiches the ball of the shifter up against the upper piece of shift linkage. If the bolts are loose or this white thing that slips over the ball is worn badly, it could cause slop. I just checked and the white thing is called a "seat" and it's part number 54110-sh3-003. (got it and the parts invoice 5ft from me).

Rodney

nevermind

snowskater34

i checked the "seat" before i put it in...it looked good? better then the stock one. would it make a diff which way i put it in...i test fit it both ways and i went with the bend coming back to you. the other way is to far forward. u guess.

forcefedferio

how tight is the bolt that goes through the bushing of the shifter, attaching it to the linkage?

snowskater34

its tight.. i tighten down everything.

forcefedferio

i didn't mean that insinuating that you forgot, i know if you tighten that bolt up too tight you can barely move the shifter, and vice versa.

snowskater34

i see...well i just snugged it up.. its far from tight.

IhateworkingoncaRs

I'm pretty sure you're problem is not at the shifter. Your problem is probably the end peice of the shift rod(the one with the pin). The piece right before it goes into your tranny that allows that rod to pivot right to left has a bushing that goes bad and gives extremely sloppy feel. I think a common cause for this is heating up that area to get the stupid roll pin out wich causes the bushings to melt. The only fix I'm aware of is to replace that rod.

snowskater34

ugh! where can i get that at?? i have a pic of the shifter in 2nd in my albums..if you look tell me if it looks right?