Is my shifter spring loaded

5.0TailPipeHump

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• Jun 19, 2007

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Hey people , i just got my shortThrow shifter from ford racing, how can yea tell if its spring loaded, this is going to be my project for the weekend and what am i to expect outta this , this will be my last upgrade for the transmission. Heres the shifter>http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=6723 Cheers

 

grey5.0beast

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• Jun 19, 2007

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i'msure it is

 

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• Jun 19, 2007

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I think there is only one spring loaded shifter out there and it is not the FRPP one. I could be wrong but I think most of them operate under your strength to shift rather than springs. I thin MGW is the only one that has spring assist. I could be absolutely 100% wrong on this, so someone set me straight if I am.

 

grey5.0beast

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I have the tri ax shifter from steeda and it is spring loaded for better3rd shifts.

 

blackened88lx

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• Jun 19, 2007

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The lever should be centered in the housing. Try moving it left and right, if it does have a spring it might be rather hard to do so and will spring back to center. As far as the install, I hope you have small hands. If not, expect to get your hands all scraped up squeezing them under the console to get the front lower boot screws, they're kind of a pain.

 

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rigamaroles

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I just recently installed my MGW shifter and I had to take out the entire console to access the front bolts of the dust cover. Very very nice piece though.

 

blackened88lx

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rigamaroles said:

I just recently installed my MGW shifter and I had to take out the entire console to access the front bolts of the dust cover. Very very nice piece though.

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Doesn't your wife do all the work on your car??? She could have fit her hands in there!

 

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• Jun 20, 2007

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Ahh side to side could definitely be springloaded. I was thinking of forward to backward motion. I'm retarded. Carry on.

 

5.0TailPipeHump

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Ahhh yea it does the side to side and springs back to the middle , im wanting to do it today but am going to wait , hope its abit easier going into 3rd now, its a well made piece of machinery. Thanks Jr