Alright, I just got an OBX-R short throw shifter yesterday. From what everyone has said it's an easy job. I dropped the exhaust off the hangers to get some room. I unbolted the 4 main bolts and removed the spring. The problem I'm having is I can't get the bolt to slide out of the shifter.



The bolt circled in red. I got the nut off the other end, but it just won't budge out of the stock shifter.

Anyone have any ideas? I could really use some input, I've been at this for 2 hours and my car is stuck outside on stands until I can get this finished.

 

pry bar, crow bar, pipe, hammer. Try turning the bolt while putting pressure from the the backside.

 

STOP!!! HAMMER TIME!!!

 

I lol'd.

Try spraying it with some penetrating oil then hitting/prying it out.

 

 

The good news: The bolt came out finally.

The bad news: The stock bolt does not fit with the OBX-R shift assembly and it did not come with new bolts to replace the stock one. Now I'll need to find something at the hardware store or possibly have a bolt custom machined to fit in it's place. Sigh...

 

that's annoying. That's why I was iffy on buying the OBX.

 

Yea, when I got my B&M it either came with a new bolt or I used my old one can't remember been a while. But I remember everything bolted right up. Been happy ever since. Why a obx? Though?

 

$$$$

 

^ This. I don't have $100+ to dump into a short shift. The OBX-R actually seems to be high quality. I can't really tell until it's installed though. The bolt is a minor inconvenience. Annoying yes, but not impossible to work around. I'm having a local shop machine a custom bolt to replace the stock. It'll be direct custom fit. Once I get the bolt tomorrow, I can put everything back together.

I looked for a B&M shifter but it appears they don't make them anymore. They don't sale them on their webpage or anywhere else from what I could find. I already own a few OBX-R performance parts on my Max and they are all holding up and work great. Figured I'd get the same from the short shift.

 

As long as its all steel and not a steel lever stuck in an aluminum pivot ball, youll be fine.

 

B&M stopped producing the application about 3-4 years ago. When I bought my Maxima, I snagged one of the last ones on eBay.

The B&M uses the stock bolt, for the person that was commenting on it.

 

i didnt install my ralco, but its a nice one, no issues thus far. GL w/ finding a bolt to reinstall it with

 

Wow... y not just drill the shifter out to fit the bolt? Wayyyyyyyyyy easier and cheaper.

 

You can't drill out the shifter. It isn't a sold peace. It has a silicone grommet inside with an inner metal peace. If I drilled it out it wouldn't be anymore useful then a paper weight. The bolt was $25.00 to be machined. Honestly I think it was the better route to have a professional machinist make a perfect fit bolt then to **** around with anything else.

Regardless, The shifter went in today. Shifts nicely. It has a much sportier feel then before. Feels like driving a new car.

 

It's all one solid piece. I couldn't actually believe that even the stock shifter has a plastic ball.

 

Pics??? I just got one. I want to see how it fits and looks before i install mine.