I recently tried to install the B&M short shifter in my 04 Ralli. Everything was apart I had the factory shifter out. There is one problem, on the top of the factory shifter there is a counter weight or something like that. It is located a little below where the shift knob screws in. The nylon upper pivot piece will not come off because of that weight. I tried a screw drive, it is a *****!! Has anyone done this mod??? Here is a pic of what the problem is.

 

use the search =) or use a hacksaw.... or call up ur mitsu dealer and order the peice. its like $5.

 

The only way to get the shifter retainer off is to cut it or to buy it here (or someplace else if you can find it cheaper). Luckily the short shifter kit that I bought came with this piece or I never would have thought of it either.

 

Where do you get if for $5. Every dealer around my area wants at leat $15 and the nearest dealer to me quoted $28 for that piece of plastic.

 

ur right. its $15ish. save the $ and buy a cheap saw. that way, u get a saw AND the plastic thing =)

 

but if you saw it you wont ever be able to use it again, keep that in mind

 

$15 ohh well

 

can u use a soldering iron and melt the plastic back together... again... ghetto style... but save some money.

 

i won't trust the integrity of the part after the ghetto mod

-joe

 

the thread that shows the b&m shift install shows you being able to pry it of w a screw driver