RobY Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Not my idea... http://www.iwsti.com/forums/drivetrain-components/22123-yay-fixed-ing-shifter-rattle-pics.html I saw this on IWSTI.com i figured i would give it a try... I have had an annoying shifter rattle that would present itself around 70mph in 5th gear. I currently have a KB short shifter and bushings. I went to lowes tonight and dug through the meager winter stock of rainbird sprinkler heads and I found one that I needed. I proceeded to gut it and install the spring into my car... From examination and speculation i can surmise that the spring is a very weak spring that puts upward pressure on the ball joint and creates a buffer between the rigid pivot. Not my photo... http://img115.exs.cx/img115/8080/shifter21mq.jpg Ill let you guys know by the end of the week if it cured my rattle for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 that almost looks like it belongs there. Might also want to try putting thicker grease in there, and more of it. I have so much in there you can't see the white retaining clip. It seems to have helped for me, at least during the winter when the grease is really thick from the cold. I ended up putting a huge blob of red Mobil 1 synthetic grease in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 The socket is packed full of grease. Theres so much grease in there its overflowing the cup. It does help but only temporarily... Once it squeezes out the rattle comes back within a week. Hopefully this will be a more permanent fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTkansan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Or everyone could just bitch at the damn companies that make the pivot out of metal. After trying kartboy, cobb, and perrin, I finally bought a SPT shifter from subaru so that I could get the plastic (whatever its made of) cover on the pivot. Much shorter throw and no vibrating/rattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hrm didn't realize the SPT wasn't metal. Got any links or pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTkansan Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 It looks identical to stock except for a longer pivot arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Not the best pic to see the material of the ball joint... These are the STi STS on top and the OEM shifter on the bottom. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobY Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 So far so good. Zero shifter rattle in any gear today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 they must not be working you hard enough at NUMC to have enough time to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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