i installed a short shifter a long time ago, once i was done it didnt rattle drove fine for months, i got rid of my exhaust that i had which was a 2.5 piping to a muffler, well once i switched back to stock exhaust i noticed that my shifting was very tight and it woudl rattle like crazy while driving. i just got energy suspension shifter bushings that i installed and they work great but now my shifter is vibrating the higher i bring my rpms and when i'm crusing the vibrating is ridiculous. has anybody else had a problem like this at all? i heard that with the bolts around the shifter area would make it ratttle if tightned to tight? i'm not sure, hoping someone could help me out thanks

 

lube the whole bearing. a lot. mine rattled until a applied enough lube. also make sure it is tight.

 

i'll try that, i just dont understand how all ofa sudden it starts to rattle like crazy, now i noticed that once i took of my exuats and put my stock piping on that it started then, i checked to see if maybe the shifter was resting on the exhaust and it seemed like it was so i tried to rest teh hangars alittle lower but no luck, but yesterday when i did the bushings i noticed that it didnt seem like it was hitting but when i put it into 5th grear i can feel a rubbing and it seems tough to get into 5th like soemthing is in its way

 

Are you sure that the shifter isn't hitting the exhaust heat shield? That's what it sounds like.

 

you could have knocked around the shifter while replacing your exhaust... I took my exhaust back to stock, my shifter rattles around, too.... I'm gunna dig around in there this weekend... I'll let you know if I find anything useful!

 

thats what it loked like before i did the bushings, but when i was under there it really didnt loook like it was touching, but then again i could be wrong, i wishi had a lift so i could start it up and rev it out to see what exactly is going on but i dont have access to that good stuff, its funny how i went back to stock so it was alittle quieter and to sell some stuff and now i have problems but i didnt before haha

 

most likely it's ur exhaust or heat plate hitting the bottom of ur shifter. did u try lifting the shifter? also u might have screwed it on too tight if the shift throw is tight.

 

What brand is it? I had an off-brand one in mine for a while and that would rattle all the time,with stock exhaust and when I switched to the Airmass Thundermuff catback,I checked a couple of times and it wasn't hitting either exhuast system.

My fix? Replace it with a DC Sports shifter

 

i did try lifting the shifter but it didnt work, i prob did tightned teh bolt to tight, its an off brand shifter wroked fine when i put it in not one sound, i'll try to work on it alil mroe and see whats going on..thanks for the replys guys

 

LMK what you find... I'm thinking mine is either bad bushings or something is rattling he bottom of the shifter...

ironic as well... this wasnt a problem with my 3" catback... took it back to stock, sounds like hell... sounds funny doesnt it?

 

mine rattles sometimes... its a B&M short throw, no bend. stops rattleing when i put my hand on it.... so i just keep my hand on it :D

 

most likely it's those O-rings. My shifter(evasivemotorsports) supplied their own little o-rings. however, they weren't large enough to dampen anything. The bearing would have metal to metal contact with the shifter. So I ended up taking the o-rings out and using the much thicker stock o-rings. Might want to check that. As for why it suddenly started doing this after putting ur stock exhaust back...I dunno.

 

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Same here a little off topic question. When I installed my short shifter I removed the boot that was around it, it was on so tight I had to remove it with a screw driver and pry it up. It ripped and I haven't purchased a new one, that's just a dust boot right? and doesn't contribute anything to the way the shifting feels?

Sorry for thread jacking but it is someonw relevant I think

 

Looked at this issue in BauleyCivic's brother's civic, it was the bearing in his short throw

 

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When you buy a shifter designed to fit both an integra and a civic, the inserts that you put in to make it fit civics tend to make the shifter rattle.