| xcc_rider |
| Total Posts: | 973 |
| Last Post: | 07-19-08 |
| User Since: | 10-06-04 |
 |
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 06:13PM
|
|
Ditto Scargo's post. I tore the remote housing down, cleaned/lubed it and replaced the plunger and spring. You wouldn't believe how it tightened up the shifter linkage. I reused the nylon cup as it looked in great shape. dan
"I don't know much, but what I do know I know little
of
"
|
| Scargo |
| Total Posts: | 1997 |
| Last Post: | 07-22-08 |
| User Since: | 08-17-99 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:59AM
|
|
While you're rummaging around in there, you may also want to replace part #'s 17&18 (anti-rattle plunger & spring). My shifter buzzed on over-run until I changed those parts along with the nylon cup already mentioned. 
|
| partsguy1 |
| Total Posts: | 1822 |
| Last Post: | 07-23-08 |
| User Since: | 11-01-03 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:56AM
|
|
Cup Cake is spot on......... I installed one of them a few months back and it vastly improved the whole shifter mechanism, also got rid of the nasty vibration noise. Highly recommended item. Terry If your not on the edge............ your taking up to much space.
|
| Cup Cake |
| Total Posts: | 5212 |
| Last Post: | 07-23-08 |
| User Since: | 05-13-01 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:38AM
|
|
# 24 in the diagram. http://www.minimania.com/web/CatPage/4-25/Chapter/4/Page/25/Mini_Cooper_Catalog.cfm
|
| Cup Cake |
| Total Posts: | 5212 |
| Last Post: | 07-23-08 |
| User Since: | 05-13-01 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:34AM
|
|
DL has it right. There is a bullet shaped fitting that fits in a socket in the linkage in which the end of the shifter fits, early it is metal, later it is plastic. This is what vibrates. Wrap a layer of aluminum from soda or beer can around this fitting including the tappered end and Bob's (notBOBB, you wouldn't want that .... ha...ha) Your Uncle. Holding the shifter or resting your knee against it is not a good idea because it applies pressure on the shift fork causing premature wear.
|
| Alex |
| Total Posts: | 5537 |
| Last Post: | 07-24-08 |
| User Since: | 03-24-99 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:33AM
|
|
I tried all sorts of things to stop this on the Elf, and my Dad had tried all sorts of stuff on my Mum's Mk3 years before...
In the end, the solution was simple.
Fit an alloy gear knob - it damps out the rattle. Metric is for people who can't do fractions.
|
| macmanron |
| Total Posts: | 522 |
| Last Post: | 07-23-08 |
| User Since: | 04-28-03 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:32AM
|
|
You can buy a replacement " cup" that the shifter ball sits into, from a a major mini parts supplyer in the states. I just did it, along with some parts from Scargo. The original cup, and the replacement cup were pretty much shot, but the new one did the trick. I had serious "sizzle" and now have none. THe part number for the cup is: 22G0389 1966 Austin Cooper S 1965 Triumph TR4A 1965 Triumph Spitfire We don't need no stinkin' BMW's 
|
| Craig |
| Total Posts: | 505 |
| Last Post: | 07-23-08 |
| User Since: | 02-25-99 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 11:01AM
|
|
Canned beer?!!? Dave, we gotta come up with something better than that! Friends don't let friends drink beer from a can! Craig - with nothing constructive to say.
|
| dklawson |
| Total Posts: | 5849 |
| Last Post: | 07-24-08 |
| User Since: | 06-05-00 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 10:47AM
|
|
I believe Steve Gibbs (CTR) had the fix for this but I can't remember the details. From memory, it involved using a formed shim cup made from pieces cut from a discarded beer can. I'm sure someone with a better memory than me will post the specifics soon. Doug L.
|
| dr dave |
| Total Posts: | 287 |
| Last Post: | 07-16-08 |
| User Since: | 10-28-99 |
|
|
|
Posted: Apr-25-2008 10:12AM
|
|
I've got some slight up and down (1-3 milimiter) motion in the shift lever of my Remote style shifter. It vibrates while at speed and is extremely annoying. I know this is a common problem, and many of the nylon internal components are no longer availible. My car still retains all of the original components of the shifter and linkage, and so far, I've temporarily fixed it by using liberal amounts of wheel bearing grease, however, with use, the noise (vibration) is starting to come back. Has anyone else experienced this, and what have you done to sole and prevent it from coming back?
dr dave This just in......Red Stripe Beer makes you Stupic.
|
Shopping Cart
About Us
Contact Us
Warranty Information
Shipping Information
Return Policy
Privacy Policy
Internet Specials!
