so my shifter in my DA moves up and down.. like you can literally pull it up and down and you can hear the linkage hit my exhaust.. what could cause this? sometimes it's also hard to get into gear..

 

check the two 10mm bolts that hold the shifter and linkage up maybe they came off

 

all the bolts seem tight.. my friend said possibly bushings.. you can see where the linkage hits my exhaust and when i pull the shifter up, it doesnt.

 

yeah it might be the bushing towards the rear of the car with the two 12mm bolts that go threw it. jack up the car and check it out

 

so this is making me think what the ****, here's some pictures.. i have no idea about trannys or shift linkages or anything to do with them. but someone said the black bar is suppose to be longer?? what the ****..

 

might as well replace the shifter bushings with some energy suspension bushings. it's like ten bucks, and they pwn stock anyway. if that doesn't fix your problem, it's probably the bushing around the pivot that needs to be replaced.

 

do you have an aftermarket cat-back exaust? I had a similar problem with my teg. There was just enough play where if i pushed down on the shifter it would tap the exaust. I just replaced is with a B&M short throw with new bushings all around and everything's great.

 

yeah i've got HKS hipower straight back.

i think that if it would go any lower the shifter would drop..

 

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you shouldnt be able to see the metal ball from this angle. YOu can see that the rubber bushing around the pivit ball is ripped in this picture

 

what parts would i need to fix this problem?

 

that rubber bushing that goes around the pivot ball...

 

change your bushings since all the bolts were tight as you say..i had the same problem when i bought my DA..worst actually..even when im in gear and driving, you can kinda move the shifter around as if it was in neutral..EVERYTHING rubber was pretty much crumbled..hope this helps

 

thanks guys ill get the bushings right away. hopefully this resolves the problem

 

also check your motor mounts
if they are completely cracked (not just the bushings) it can put a lot of weight on these other areas causing stress and some of the symptoms you speak of.