Gear Linkage rubbing on prop

[KJF8S]

Hi guys

Not long finished an auto to manual conversion. Now finding in neutral, 2nd and 4th the linkage is rubbing on the prop.

It was one car to another I've had a good look but can't see what I've done wrong.

Any help or ideas would be great.

[Kos]

What lever are you using ?

[KJF8S]

I'm not too sure man. It was all from my old touring so pulled it all out and transferred it over to the new one. I can't work to why its sitting so high

[Grrrmachine]

What exactly did you swap from the old car to the new, and what engine/gearbox/prop/diff are we talking about here?

[KJF8S]

My old one was a 1989 touring 325i manual

New one was a 1989 touring 325i auto

I swapped ...... box with linkage, prop, gearbox mount, pedal,

I'm not on actually part numbers but here's a pic of it all

[Grrrmachine]

Old school. If you look at the prop, the end that's closest to the bottom of the photo has two parts; the thick rubber guibo that bolts to the gearbox, and an even bigger balancer weight. You're probably finding that the shifter bar is hitting against that.

Two solutions. One is to remove the balancer weight since it's really not needed, and the other is to refresh all the shifter bushes; specifically no's 2, 8 and 13 in this pic

[KJF8S]

Yep it just rubs against it ever so slightly.

Thanks for the heads up .... Off it comes if its not needed.

Thank you again

[Brianmoooore]

[quote="KJF8S"] Off it comes if its not needed.
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It's totally not needed. It's a 'left over' from earlier designs of guibo, and any guibo that is on there now does not need it.

[KJF8S]

Off it comes if its not needed.

It's totally not needed. It's a 'left over' from earlier designs of guibo, and any guibo that is on there now does not need it.

Fantastic. Thanks for all the quick replies. I searched for a bit but couldn't find anything.