when i have my car in gear, i can still move my shifter around side to side, while its still in gear. how can i fix this? thinking of getting a short shifter, will this solve my prob? or is it something else? thanks

 

How much side to side play do you have? If its alot then you might have some bolts that are loose or backing out. You might want to jack up your car and take a look at the bolts that attatch the shiftter bars to your car and make sure both the shifter side bolts are tight and the tranny side bolt and roll pin are in where there supposed to be.

 

At the end of the shifter are two bearings. After awhile, those bearings could get "loose" so to say and allow for shifter freeplay while engaged. I recommend getting a Revo Technica short shifter.

 

revo techinca? never heard of, maybe cause i live in a shell! hahah, damn summer school, ill check it out, how much u pay for yours?

 

heres a cheap way .. take the shifter out in from the center. and tighten the stud and nut, that holds the ball of the shifter in place.. it should give u less play..

 

If the transmission has ever been taken out, the pin that holds the shifter linkage to the transmission may not have been installed properly (or been substituted by a bolt). Get under your car and move the rubber boot out of the way to check this.

If that doesn't work and everything in the linkages and shifter feels tight: you may be able to narrow it down to the shift piece inside the gearbox. That part costs around $100 I believe, but the real hassle is dropping and opening the transmission.