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It appears to have an ebay short shift kit that came in the car. It has the absolute waste of time Sbits skateboard bearing in the shifter cables. What a waste of 8 quid as they just fall out."bearings" and the shortshift but any other steps I can take to make it feel silky?(might be Rev2+?) shifter as this is the shortest factory one not counting TRD, and get either polybushes or spherical bearings for the cables. They need to be able rotate a bit which the skateboard bearings do not allow them to do.SonicSW20 wrote:Fit a Rev3+
You changed out the square bushing too?
Yeah i'm keen to go back to a stock shifter. It's unnecessarily short the one that's in there now.(not sure if there's a UK supplier)"banned trader". Hopefully makes a big difference. The skateboard ones are the biggest waste of money I've ever spent on the car ð They are absolutely xxxx compared to a polybushing or spherical bearing. It needs that small amount of articulation. Yeah I just bought the wee polybushes for it. Looking forward to getting them in. The gear change isn't the worst but it deffo could be better! With everything else being done to the car I don't want to leave it.Ryan S wrote:Ah great i'll get on the hunt for one.
If its not dead on, your clutch may not be fully disengaging, which will make it difficult to get into and out of gear if its dragging just a little bit. While you're down there, check the hole for the clevis pin that attaches the clutch master cylinder pushrod to the pedal, as these are known to oval out over time. I actually did adjust the height when I put the car on the road again. I actually have a feeling the clutch needs bled again too so i'll do that as well as adjust it. Thanks for the help dude!- I've seen on the FB groups some people have drilled the hole out if it's ovalled an put a collar in there to bring it back down to the right size. Dunno if thats a commercially available product, if it is I would guess its from the US side! Works perfectly since. I spray some lube on it time to time just for good measure.(selecting 1st gear from standstill), I had to adjust the rod slightly at the master cylinder. - Take the gear lever assembly out - clean it and relube it with new grease.- Some lube at the linkage end (cabin side) won't hurt- Linkage end boots must be intact- Shift lever boot on the gearbox (33531-17030 )should be intact. I just changed mine as it was in several pieces. (Flushed the dirt out and re-lubed before installation) ..
I think MR2 has a short shifter from factory. Anytime I sit back to my 2 after driving some other yoke, my reaction is: WOW, short shifts 
This is the kind of this i want to hear. Yeah i feel the same about short shifts on these. It's hardly a long shift to begin with! I have a TRD shifter and also solid shifter bushes. Expenses aren't really something that I care about with the car anymore haha. Just whatever works 
Race Idiot wrote:I really fancy the hybrid shifter that hux makes
https://www.huxracing.com/online-store/ ... p122557284
It's the unit that honda k-series guys use, but then you lose the ability to fit a shifter surround also 600 quid lol
Ryan S wrote:I am due a gearbox oil change so will go with that.
Best price I found was JJC on eBay. bought a US gallon and had some left over I'll do them and the oil at the same time 