shifter is moving like crazy! in gear Options

[RUNNIN-LOW]

yeah what do yah think do i need new bushing or something..when i put it in first 2nd or 3rd gear so on i can move the b*tch like when its in no gears..pissing me off so much!! any help will work..i check everything and it seems alright to me..thanks everyone...

[Havok1997GT]

any vibration in the stick when its in gear. Like does the stick jerk around when its in gear?

[RUNNIN-LOW]

no it doesnt it normal and everything...but when you put it in gear the shifter just moves side to side..i need to fix the problem..its bugging me haha

[Havok1997GT]

Sounds like the Linkage Cable. Might be the bushings. SpeedSource has some after market bushings tht are like 29 bucks.

[RUNNIN-LOW]

cool i might just go and get oem ones from toyota since i work at lexus and all i can get it for like dirt cheap..linkage cable damn it i wounder how that could have happen..any clue?? hold on im looking at my linkage cables right now and they both look intak and fine?? not moveing or anything??


This post has been edited by RUNNIN-LOW: Aug 7, 2008 - 6:00 PM

[Havok1997GT]

they wear out dude. Age is a mother fcuker. just wondering, there isnt any grinding when you shift is there? ive been dealing with a alot of tranny trouble and trust me when i say there is a lot that can break with no warrning

[RUNNIN-LOW]

thanks man ill check it out...yeah me too ive been swaping trannys and ive never really look into the freaken shifter till now thanks yeah age is a bitch..i dont want to get old and my car doesnt want to get old haha...

[RUNNIN-LOW]

ok i just check the bushing and there fine...ok here it is the stick moves not the whole thing..the stick move side to side like crazy nothing else move but just the stick..im so lost right now... the bushing that holds the whole assembly down are tight and not loose at all..the stupid stick is the only thing moveing while in gear or all gears damn!!im so lost..

[bccentaur3]

Maybe the assembly itself is getting too old.

[Batman722]

on the shifter assembly there is a pin with a keeper that hold the shifter in place.



there should be a keeper holding it in place, see if it's still there.

[RUNNIN-LOW]

wow no there isnt anything like that on my shift maybe someone stole it..or it might have broke off..would that be one reason why..when i put the car in reverse the shifter doesnt even move out of its spot..or side to side at all..maybe ill look at your will and see but yeah i dont see anything that looks like that batman...would that cause my shifter to move side to side in every gear but reverse??

[Batman722]

post a pic of it then.

[RUNNIN-LOW]

yeah ill have to post some pictures up later today when i get home....

[bccentaur3]

Yeah John, I do have it. Sammie does too. Its like a pin that goes though and the keeper is a plate?

[bccentaur3]

Yeah, its like a CLIP/ WASHER. It holds that rod going through in place and the top part of the shifter firm.

[808celica]

bump this old thread up

doesnt anyone know is these bushing would work for us
Shifter bushings

[Batman722]

for the 5s shifter cables, no.

[808celica]

damn that sucks i guess im visiting toyota

[808celica]

found this and the red things are the source of the problem. currently seeking a cheaper used one because the nut holding the bushing down just doesnt want to come off. it just spins and spins the bolt stays put but the nut keeps on spinning so im seeking the whole assembly on the bottom right of the diagram.