Just installed a short shifter on my 96hatch and its harder to but into gear. I have no clue what could cause it. So some help would be great.Thx Ben

 

short shifter makes it harder to put it into gear....

 

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ok thx for quick response i fell like a dump azz now

 

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x2 its a first class lever, the load being on one side of the fulcrum and the effort being on the other side. with a longer effort side and shorter load side you will have greater force but will have to move further. where as if you lengthen the load side (such as on a short through) you need to input more force in a shorter distance to do the same amount of work.

 

how hard is it to move? did you change any of the shifter bushings? did you grease the bushings whether you changed the bushings or not? you might have over tightened the bottom bolt through the shifter. also check out this thread might help more info in it
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2289006

 

At first my blox SS was pretty hard to move, but within less than a week it was silky smooth.

 

It might be that that bolt is to tight. How much should tighten it? Any specific TQ ratings? Cause I just gave it like 4 good cranks after it was flush.

 

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this is the problem that i ran across wen i did my blox ss and bushings. check that out

 

when I installed my B&M i didnt lube up the bottom part of the shifter where the bolt goes through the bottom of the shifter and the shift bracket and it mad it hard to shift and as soon as I lubed it up it was silky smooth.

 

What kinda lube should I use?

 

any kind of grease, dialectric grease works well also marine grade grease will stick even if you drive through alot of puddles

 

i see this problem a lot when people install shifters. grease is a good idea to make it softer but im 99.9% sure you tighten the bottom bolt too tight. you only tighten it to where the bolt wont come out. so when u start feeling resistance just turn it like maybe a half turn