Searching for Short throw shifter 84 300ZX
06-24-2008, 08:50 AM
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Searching for Short throw shifter 84 300ZX
Hello Everyone,
I have a 1984 50th Anniversary 300ZX and the shifter is going out. It tends to grab in certain gears (2nd & 4th) when the clutch is engaged it does not want to come out of gear. As well, I have a hard time getting it into those gears, it slightly grinds. So my local Nissan dealership told me that the inner workings of the shifter has gone bad and I need a replacement. I am looking for a replacement SHORT THORW SHIFTER, but having an extremely difficult time finding one to match this vehicle. I have gotten different info on what may or may not fit. The Z has a V-6 3.0 Turbo with a manual tranny of coarse. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I have a 1984 50th Anniversary 300ZX and the shifter is going out. It tends to grab in certain gears (2nd & 4th) when the clutch is engaged it does not want to come out of gear. As well, I have a hard time getting it into those gears, it slightly grinds. So my local Nissan dealership told me that the inner workings of the shifter has gone bad and I need a replacement. I am looking for a replacement SHORT THORW SHIFTER, but having an extremely difficult time finding one to match this vehicle. I have gotten different info on what may or may not fit. The Z has a V-6 3.0 Turbo with a manual tranny of coarse. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
06-24-2008, 09:14 AM
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A short throw shifter won't solve a gear grinding problem. If the hydraulic system & clutch are both working correctly, and it's still grinding, the syncros are shot, which means you get to rebuild your tranny, which means lots of $$$ and fun times.
A short throw shifter won't solve a gear grinding problem. If the hydraulic system & clutch are both working correctly, and it's still grinding, the syncros are shot, which means you get to rebuild your tranny, which means lots of $$$ and fun times.
06-24-2008, 11:18 AM
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Agreed. It doesn't sound like a short shifter will solve synchro issues.
Mine has always had a finicky 1st-to-2nd shift. It's not much of an issue since I started using Mobil1 synthetic dexron. The old T5 seems to like that better than gearoil or the 50:50 dexron:gearoil mix I used to use.
Mine has always had a finicky 1st-to-2nd shift. It's not much of an issue since I started using Mobil1 synthetic dexron. The old T5 seems to like that better than gearoil or the 50:50 dexron:gearoil mix I used to use.
06-24-2008, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hjwarrior
Hello Everyone,
I have a 1984 50th Anniversary 300ZX and the shifter is going out. It tends to grab in certain gears (2nd & 4th) when the clutch is engaged it does not want to come out of gear. As well, I have a hard time getting it into those gears, it slightly grinds. So my local Nissan dealership told me that the inner workings of the shifter has gone bad and I need a replacement. I am looking for a replacement SHORT THORW SHIFTER, but having an extremely difficult time finding one to match this vehicle. I have gotten different info on what may or may not fit. The Z has a V-6 3.0 Turbo with a manual tranny of coarse. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I have a 1984 50th Anniversary 300ZX and the shifter is going out. It tends to grab in certain gears (2nd & 4th) when the clutch is engaged it does not want to come out of gear. As well, I have a hard time getting it into those gears, it slightly grinds. So my local Nissan dealership told me that the inner workings of the shifter has gone bad and I need a replacement. I am looking for a replacement SHORT THORW SHIFTER, but having an extremely difficult time finding one to match this vehicle. I have gotten different info on what may or may not fit. The Z has a V-6 3.0 Turbo with a manual tranny of coarse. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
06-24-2008, 07:01 PM
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