B&M Short Shifter Problem

NFS · Post by **NFS** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:30 pm

Just fitted my B&M short shifter, which was bought of ebay for £100! After fitting it i fount that selecting the reverse gear makes a slight scraping noise as if the shifter is hitting something. I have tried my best to see what the problem is but can't find any bits rubbing together. So i wondering is this normal?

Also when selecting gears, sometime the shifter gets stuck so you have to give it abit of a wiggle and it then works as normal. Again is this normal?

Finally, when bolting the pivot rod what position must you keep this in so that all gears are selected smoothly...is there a technique on doing this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Post by **alexperkins** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:17 pm

You didnt put the spring in backwards did you? I know when Rhys fitted his, Tim spotted that he fitted the spring backwards, which made gear selection a little difficult!

My shifter never gets stuck either so something sounds wrong in the fitting.

neilGTI · Post by **neilGTI** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:23 pm

Mine also worked perfectly first time round

NFS · Post by **NFS** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:30 pm

Thanks for the replies. I took the whole thing apart again today and greased everything up and replaced the B&M pin with a keyring thingy. I followed the instructionss perfectly and i believe the problem has been solved. The gears are now easier to select and it doesn't get stuck! Feels great. A recommended upgrade to anyone!!!

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:28 pm

where from then?

take it fits the entier mk5 6n2 range regardless of engine size?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:10 pm

Yeh as Alex says it's the pin that the whole thing springs back upon when you move it side to side that would've been the wrong way round. You probably put it back together the correct way without noticing

In terms of the pivot rod adjustment, that's just for the neutral postioning IIRC, so the stick sits straight when in neutral.

Buckle · Post by **Buckle** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:47 pm

hi im lookin for the b&m short shifter on the net cant find one for a polo. anyone got a link?

kingsleysaywell · Post by **kingsleysaywell** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:46 pm

^^^^ Same

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:26 am

Same, maybe we could arrange a group buy?

neilGTI · Post by **neilGTI** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:58 pm

They dont make these ones anymore i believe.

The part is B&M 45106 (I think from memory)

I ended up paying about £130 for mine

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