Shifter wobble and play

[AK16]

Howdy everyone! Please watch this video and tell me if this is normal. The slop in the shifter is atrocious! It’s worse than my 2008 Elise SC was prior to the ShiftR111 and worse than my Evora GT was. I won’t even compare it to my Cayman GT4, 718 Spyder or FL5 Type-R because it’s not even close.

In this video, I show the slop in neutral. Then I row through the gears while showing side to side and fore and aft play. You can also see how I can’t slot into first directly. I have to go down to second, and from there I can push up into first. Lastly, you’ll see how when in neutral, pushing to the left springs back to center (sort of). But pushing to the right, it just kinda stays there to the right. No spring back action to the center.

FYI, I have the GRP short shifter installed already.

 

[seriously]

Resistance into 1st gear is not normal although it has been reported. Someone solved it and posted how to adjust a reverse lock out plate I think it is.

My shifter has no play left and right, very tight. It does have some fore aft play.

 

[AK16]

Resistance into 1st gear is not normal although it has been reported. Someone solved it and posted how to adjust a reverse lock out plate I think it is.

My shifter has no play left and right, very tight. It does have some fore aft play.

Thanks for the swift reply! I searched for a guide or something regarding how to adjust or tighten up the slack but came up empty. I did see the fix for the first gear struggles; thank you! What about the lack of return to center while in neutral only on the push to the right side? What would cause that?

 

[Blackthought_]

Do you remember if you had play before the short shifter was installed?

 

[AK16]

Do you remember if you had play before the short shifter was installed?

That’s a great question… I’ve been trying to remember and I have to say no but I’m not certain. I can say it’s progressively gotten worse. I feel like my initial reaction to the short shift kit was entirely positive which leads me to believe that this wasn’t caused by that install but I can’t be certain.

 

[seriously]

From my own experimentation the short shift kit doesn’t really impact any of the play. It shortens the throw (obviously) and it can change the neutral position and corresponding positions in gear depending on how far you thread the pivot unit.

 

[MiamiBlue]

I tested two cars before I bought the third one. I can tell you that all three had a gearbox that felt completely different in operation and how easily they went into gear. Someone suggested that because they were hand installed and connected in the factory by different operators there was naturally inconsistencies between them. It also means they can be adjusted. If you know how.

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

I tested two cars before I bought the third one. I can tell you that all three had a gearbox that felt completely different in operation and how easily they went into gear. Someone suggested that because they were hand installed and connected in the factory by different operators there was naturally inconsistencies between them. It also means they can be adjusted. If you know how.

Is it possible to be adjusted so that there's absolute 0 play while in any gear? Or is some play expected for any manual transmission?

 

[RoryBellows]

Is it possible to be adjusted so that there's absolute 0 play while in any gear? Or is some play expected for any manual transmission?

I imagine if you tighten things up to zero play you may run into issues in the ease of use category. Probably best to aim for not much play vs no play. My shifter has a bit of wobble but still shifts pretty good. All the gears sit nicely with a notchy feel. Because of the wobble I tend to park in Neutral on anything but a hill though. My brain still associates wobble with neutral and i don't want to erroneously start while still in first.