ATTN: 5-speed guys with loose/notchy shifts...
#20
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Originally Posted by /Aerostar\
I just love how tight the gearbox is now and I hope you guys are enjoying it as much as I am
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Yea man, the stuff is great. Buy it from www.myoilshop.com and enter in 675421 at checkout to get 10% off. You will need about 2.7 quarts, so make sure to buy 3. You'll also need a 10mm hex key, 24mm socket (I believe thats the right size), and a pump to get the new fluid in. Honestly, the difference isnt huge, but with 117k miles, every little thing helps. Maybe thats just me, because I know plenty of guys have used it and experience a "night and day change"
Good luck
Good luck
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Aero:
I would post pics from when I did mine but (get this) I didn't even HAVE an old busted seat to take pics of. It was totally gone.
No idea how the car even shifted but it was just fine, although sloppy.![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Nice and tight after I put the seat in. w00t.
I would post pics from when I did mine but (get this) I didn't even HAVE an old busted seat to take pics of. It was totally gone.
No idea how the car even shifted but it was just fine, although sloppy.
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Nice and tight after I put the seat in. w00t.
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Aero,
This is one of the best pieces of information I have gotten off of this board. Just got back from testing the new seat & bushing and there is just no comparison. It totally eliminated the gitch I was getting going to second!
Only 1/4 of my orginal seat was still intact. The rest was just bits in grease.
Huge improvement! I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to shift normally without having to guess if 2nd is going to catch .
Thanks!
Big
Mike
This is one of the best pieces of information I have gotten off of this board. Just got back from testing the new seat & bushing and there is just no comparison. It totally eliminated the gitch I was getting going to second!
Only 1/4 of my orginal seat was still intact. The rest was just bits in grease.
Huge improvement! I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to shift normally without having to guess if 2nd is going to catch .
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Thanks!
Big
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great info i love this site.
for all of you reading and looking. the easiest way i found to get that skin tight boot off at the very bottom take a hook pick and pull up on it. you don't have to rip it or poke a hole in it or anything like that. it pops right up
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It took me more than 10 mins to remove the shifter boot - but I was paranoid of breaking the plastic surrounding it. For me it was 4 clips btw...and you can just pull straight up to get them to release. I gripped on either side of the bottom (inside the leather boot area - under the plastic)
I took my time and it ran me a couple of hours. But hey - I could just be slow. I also took the time to do a little detailed cleaning around the area where I removed trim. And I found that everything went back in easier than it came out.
Drove all over today testing it out. Huge improvement! Definitely worth doing. (I went and purchased the larger socket I will need for draining the tranny)
I found these images helpful: (with acknowledgements to LexusPros)
Thanks again to Aero for a great fix!
Mike
I took my time and it ran me a couple of hours. But hey - I could just be slow. I also took the time to do a little detailed cleaning around the area where I removed trim. And I found that everything went back in easier than it came out.
Drove all over today testing it out. Huge improvement! Definitely worth doing. (I went and purchased the larger socket I will need for draining the tranny)
I found these images helpful: (with acknowledgements to LexusPros)
Thanks again to Aero for a great fix!
Mike