andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 First off, we have the COBB Ver. 1 shifter. Latelly our car has had a tendency to pop out of second gear. I checked the Internet and trimmed the interior rubber thing so that the shifter comes no where near it. I don't think that was the prolem though. The shifter still hits the plastic center console shifter surround piece when you are in second. We actually have to make sure that the shift boot is tucked all the way down into the hole so that the leather doesn't bunch up and further decrease the amount of room between the trim piece and the shifter. You can see in the pictures below that the shifter is touching the plastic surround piece in second. Any insight or advice? First Gear http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d175/AndersonAndrew/Car/1First.jpg Second Gear http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d175/AndersonAndrew/Car/2Second.jpg Third Gear http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d175/AndersonAndrew/Car/3Third.jpg Fourth Gear http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d175/AndersonAndrew/Car/4Fourth.jpg Fifth Gear http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d175/AndersonAndrew/Car/5Fifth.jpg Reverse http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d175/AndersonAndrew/Car/Reverse.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Has it just started doing it ? how long ago did you install it ? Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 It is installed incorrectly. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 It was installed by PDX Tuning back in 2005. It just started popping out. About six month ago the bolt that holds the shift lever to the shift linkage came lose and the dealer retightened it. After that we noticed that the shift lever was aweful close to the center console shifter surround piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 It is installed incorrectly. Gee, I don't know. Either it was designed and engineered so that it hits the center console surround, it is broken or bent or it is not installed correctly. If I knew which one it was I would not be posting here. It appears to be installed correctlly but I am not a ASE Mechanic and I don't have another LGT to compare it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Loosen up the bolt that the dealer tightened and see if you can adjust it so that it the shifter is centered. You do not want to dive around with it popping out of gear, that means that it is not fully engaged and that is not good for your transmission. Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Loosen up the bolt that the dealer tightened and see if you can adjust it so that it the shifter is centered. You do not want to dive around with it popping out of gear, that means that it is not fully engaged and that is not good for your transmission. the bolt only has one hole to go through and fits snuggly. There is no room for adjustment. I can't find a picture of the shifter but it is similar in design to these ones by AVO and Kartboy. http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-49187380673845_1992_70620480 http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/images/kartboyshortthrow.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Actually it is more like the AVO one because it looks like it has that bolt at the bottom also. What does that bolt at the bottom do? AVO One. http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-49187380673845_1992_70620480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Flip it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Actually it is more like the AVO one because it looks like it has that bolt at the bottom also. What does that bolt at the bottom do? You can change the height of the shifter with that bolt (or at least that what it appears to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 You can change the height of the shifter with that bolt (or at least that what it appears to me). That is not going to help me keep it from hitting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoDork Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Take a look at this...in the last picture is the COBB V1 STS...double check the orientation of yours??.... But the way the Cobb V1 STS is built, it almost looks like it can only go in one way...pivot point forward/stalk back. Dont know if there'd be enough room to have the stack forward/pivot point back?? hope this helps http://www.pimpmyauto.com/Legacys/sts.htm ~Sucka-Duck~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 That is not going to help me keep it from hitting though.Right. But I believe it's an "angled" piece (or one where the hole is more so on one side of the shaft than the other), so if you flip the shifter 180*, you should be good. Has it always been like this, or is this something that's just started happening recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I don't have another LGT to compare it to. If you don't get it figured out by saturday I have some free time and can swing on by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Scans doesn't actually have a picture of the COBB one installed. I don't think it will fit on backwards. I suppose I can take it apart and see if it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Has it always been like this, or is this something that's just started happening recently? The bolt holding the shifter to the shift linkage came loose about 6 months ago and the dealer in Germany put it back together. I assumed they put it together correctly but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Here is another thread where a member had the same issue. Not sure how or if he resolved it since there was no follow-up posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 The bolt holding the shifter to the shift linkage came loose about 6 months ago and the dealer in Germany put it back together. I assumed they put it together correctly but you never know. Hmm, that's odd. When the bolt came out, were you not able to change gears at all? I'd think you wouldn't be able to. I'll bet it's mounted like this: ______O_____ When it should be mounted like this: _______ ____ .............O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I think zmarko is right. The Crimson Dynamo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hmm, that's odd. When the bolt came out, were you not able to change gears at all? I'd think you wouldn't be able to. The bolt was still in the hole. It was just lose because the nut fell off. It caused the shift linkage to hit on the car and gears to grind when we shifted. It was scary. Initially I thought somehting had gone seriouslly wrong. I'll bet it's mounted like this: ______O_____ When it should be mounted like this: _______ ____ .............O The offset round bolt hole it towards the front of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 The offset round bolt hole it towards the front of the car. Pretty sure that's your problem. EDIT----hmmmmm, maybe it's not. Trying to think back to when I did my double adjustible install. I think the round bolt hole is on the front side of the shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-49187380673845_1992_70620480 As I already mentioned our shifter is mechanically identical to this one. The visible part of this one is what is currentlly to the front on our car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km580 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Flip it around. +1 also, was the shift knob twisted when you got it back? I noticed in the pix that MOMO was twisted to the right too much. They may have put it in wrong. Fat people are hard to kidnap!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-49187380673845_1992_70620480 As I already mentioned our shifter is mechanically identical to this one. The visible part of this one is what is currentlly to the front on our car. I honestly can't recall which side I had mine on. I would flip (rotate) it around 180* and see what that does. The good thing is that it's easy to do, and you don't need to remove it from the basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew.anderson Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 +1 also, was the shift knob twisted when you got it back? I noticed in the pix that MOMO was twisted to the right too much. They may have put it in wrong. It's sideways because I took it off to trim the interior rubber piece and didn't bother lining it up when I reassembled it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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