UUC Short Shifter Slop

[ahlem]

I need some quick thoughts on eliminating slop on my 1990 535i. My son is using the car for a couple weeks and is leaving for 500 miles away destinations on Monday morning. He's had it for a couple weeks and since he left I noticed the growing play in the shifter. Is this a setscrew type of adjustment? He's really mechanical but I'd rather fix it fast before he heads back. Do you solve this problem from the top of the car or under?

[Jehu]

Sounds like the selector rod from what I understand. I just had a UUC Evo3 SSK installed and the shifter still has the same amount of play. The kit i believe came with new bushings for the rod but the designallows for play in the shifter as described on the UUC site under the Dual Sheer Selector Rod.

[ahlem]

Well, I got the car in the air and crawled under there to take a look. There is a bushing that mounts to the transmission tunnel about 2" aft of the shifter pivot. It appears that bushing is allowing some extra play. I didn't have enough time to do anything with it other than spray some white lithium grease before the car had to go away for a couple weeks. I will have to check the possible linkage points for excess play once the car comes back for a longer period of time.