So my shifter is really hot as of late. What could be the issue? It isn't the weather because it was pretty cold last night and earlier today.

 

Is the shifter touching the exhaust? Lol dota, I haven't played since 5.36b?

 

I am actually having the same problem..but today was 90 and i was driving on the highway for 3 and a half hours straight.. it was actually scolding hot to the touch.. can anyone helps us out? i dont think its touching the exhaust. also i think mine is an aluminum cheapy short throw.. whats the deal ?

 

did you guys remove the heat shield when you installed your shifter? that might be an issue. i mean, the exhaust is RIGHT there, and heat rises...

 

If the car is out in the sun it will heat up the shifter, I would say cover up your shifter when you leave your car, or park it out of the sun see if that helps any.

 

Agreed. And it depends how long your driving the car for aswell? If its heating up under short distance thats no bueno. But under a bit longer drive its normal.

 

If you have an aftermarket aluminum shifter, it will get hot much faster than steel, especially if you have a metal shift ****. Also, it tends to get hotter when it sits immediately after driving, because there is no air moving around the shifter and exhaust pipe like when you were driving. It's just sitting there with the heat coming off the exhaust pipe and heating up the shifter.

<-- has no exhaust heat shield, aluminum shifter and metal ****, but it only gets hot when it sits for awhile after driving.

 

ok ...so its really no big deal then? it wouldnt have anything to do with the tranny would it?

 

no nothing with the tranny, exhaust heat is just owning you

 

i wouldn't think so. look how far away from the transmission you are. i mean, thats a good distance of shift linkage.

 

You have a FWD car. The tranny is in the engine compartment, not underneath the middle of the car like on a RWD drivetrain layout.

 

yeah i didnt think it was the tranny ..but just wanted to make sure .. ill look underneath and see if the heat shield is there or not..

 

does anyone have this problem at all though..even with a stock shifter or a better quality short throw. so its def not the tranny? could it be heating up the linkage and inturn passing though the shifter?

 

I doubt it. Yes the tranny heats up, but remember heat always flows from the warmer area to the cooler area until temperatures are equalized. The exhaust pipe near the shifter most likely gets warmer than the tranny case itself. So if anything, some heat from the exhaust pipe could get transferred through the shift linkage and actually heat up the tranny case more.

I don't see where you mentioned what shift **** you're running. Please tell us the exact setup if you don't mind.

 

I have a TWM short shifter with a metal shift ****. The bottom end of the shifter does come quite a bit closer to the exhaust. However, I was not forced to remove the heat shield during the install. AND my **** never gets hot due to the exhaust. It will get warm when the car has been sitting for a bit after being driven, but never hot.

 

If it only started happening recently, then there is a rubber gasket underneath the shift boot that seals between the shift lever and the sheet metal of the car. That might have come dislodged, allowing hot air to rush in.

 

Well I have hot air blowing into the cabin from underneath the shift boot. Not a whole lot, but you can feel it coming in. I think the guys who installed the tranny neglected to put the shield back on. I was underneath the car a couple of times and I didn't notice a cosmetic difference in anything. I will take another look.

 

I had this same problem when i installed my short throw. its def the heat shield. when i put mine back on there was a noticeable difference right away

 

Well seeing as how my heat shield is gone, I guess I'm just going to have to live with it. I was just concerned about there being an actual problem.

 

buy a spoon duracon shift ****, problem solved

 

Buy another one, and send the bill to the guys who fixed your transmission.

 

it may suck now but ill be nice in the winter