So im installing my buschur metal shifter bushings, i got the old rubber ones out, and went to slide on the new metal one, and i can only get it to slide on about 3/4 of the way.

and believe me i pushed really really hard to get it to go the rest of the way, and no luck.... is there a trick to this?? i just dont want to break anything.

any help would be great, im working on it right now.

thanks

 

some grease would help

 

ya i should of mentioned i did that already.

thanks though

 

yes they can be a pain to install.. i just took a dremel to mine and it fight perfect.

 

ya, i just ground it out a bit, and it went on a lot easier... would of went 100000X faster if i didnt have to do that, but whatever, its on and ready to go.

 

Yes they work, I engountered the same problem you did so I took a c-clip expander and made it slightly wider so that it could slip right over the bushing....

 

I had the same problem you did when I went to install mine, and fought with them for hours when I first put them on.

Then I realized there's a specific order in which you have to put everything back together. After that, I installed them in less then two minutes.

 

So how do they feel once they are in stalled hu? i thought the difference on mine was huge

 

Im not going to lie and say its the best thing ever, but they are def. worth the money.

my 1st to 2nd gear change was never nice, it was always rough and didnt go in very well.... but all the other gear did much better, once i installed the bushings the 1st to 2nd is much better as are the rest of the gears.

shifting is def. better now

i give it a

 

i like mine. didnt make as big of a difference in shifter feel than the powerflex front motor mount.

 

Putting them in the freezer for a couple minutes before install helps too.

 

yeah nice set of bushings i agree,my first was a little stiff,but now theres a nice engagement

 

freezer? i thought that only works for rubber bushings...

the big one i had no problem putting in, but the little one is where i struggled. i think ill grind it down before i put it in. i called buschur and he said he would take it back and send me a new one. but its such a pain in the ***

 

Simple and easiest way I did it was take a very small hammer and tap it into place very lightly. If you do this, you should be able to get everything in place and done in about 15-20 mins.

-Tom

 

I usually just clean up the cable eyelet with a sand paper roll and a dremle and then press them in with a C clamp.