[Question] How to get rid of shift knob "slop" in Gear 1, 2, 5, 6, R

[Tw1stedlog1k]

Alright so I actually read the previous comments this time instead of sprinting through them and answered a lot of my own questions.

This is going to sound dumb, but I had to reinstall the forward shifter cable 3 times on the Acuity kit. The cable kept popping out of the mounting slot, each time it was immediately after coming out of reverse from a parked position. This was because I assumed it was definitely secure each time I reinstalled (obviously not). The third time I put a LOT more effort into making sure it was secured in the slot. Even after all of that scrutiny, I noticed there was still a small, almost insignificant gap still showing on the collar (circled below) that I almost chalked up to manufacturing tolerance (in fact it was even less than what the picture is showing as that was a "before" picture from a prior install where the cable popped loose again).

So anyway I figured I'd go for broke, I left the white release clip in the locked/down position, straightened out and leveled the cable as much as could, and put some sharp downward pressure on the collar to try and get it to fully seat. It actually moved a noticeable amount before FULLY popping into place. I haven't had any problems since and the shifter is tight, as you saw. All that to say I think the Acuity units are manufactured with super tight tolerances and the tension on the cables doesn't make the install easy. It might be worth taking a second or third look at the cables just to make sure they're REALLY seated in their mounting points. I'm also wondering if there is some adjustment you can make to the cable to increase/decrease the tension on them which might affect the slop.

If that still doesn't solve anything, maybe the ABP cars are just built better

No I kid, I'm sure we can narrow it down little bit, I genuinely don't feel the tolerances should vary by THAT much between cars but who knows.

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[ashmostro]

Appreciate you looking into that and posting up here for our benefit. That said, it's def not my cable retention mechanism. I too had to struggle to get it right so I spent a lot of time observing it while rowing gears without the console installed and it's fully tightened down.

 

[itsgr8]

For reference, I'm running the Acuity 4 way at the shortest throw setting and default gate settings. The height is at 2, or slightly lower than stock. I'm on the factory detent springs and also installed the Acuity shifter bushings + the heavy Dream Teardrop.

Apparently I'm wearing the same outfit also (to keep things consistent).

Nice, thanks for sharing the video!

I ended up reducing the height a bit (about 2cm), and also changed to the smallest gate space (was on the middle). After these, I think I can live with the slight slop for now.

 

[itsgr8]

Alright so I actually read the previous comments this time instead of sprinting through them and answered a lot of my own questions.

This is going to sound dumb, but I had to reinstall the forward shifter cable 3 times on the Acuity kit. The cable kept popping out of the mounting slot, each time it was immediately after coming out of reverse from a parked position. This was because I assumed it was definitely secure each time I reinstalled (obviously not). The third time I put a LOT more effort into making sure it was secured in the slot. Even after all of that scrutiny, I noticed there was still a small, almost insignificant gap still showing on the collar (circled below) that I almost chalked up to manufacturing tolerance (in fact it was even less than what the picture is showing as that was a "before" picture from a prior install where the cable popped loose again).

So anyway I figured I'd go for broke, I left the white release clip in the locked/down position, straightened out and leveled the cable as much as could, and put some sharp downward pressure on the collar to try and get it to fully seat. It actually moved a noticeable amount before FULLY popping into place. I haven't had any problems since and the shifter is tight, as you saw. All that to say I think the Acuity units are manufactured with super tight tolerances and the tension on the cables doesn't make the install easy. It might be worth taking a second or third look at the cables just to make sure they're REALLY seated in their mounting points. I'm also wondering if there is some adjustment you can make to the cable to increase/decrease the tension on them which might affect the slop.

If that still doesn't solve anything, maybe the ABP cars are just built better

No I kid, I'm sure we can narrow it down little bit, I genuinely don't feel the tolerances should vary by THAT much between cars but who knows.

Thanks for sharing! Similar to @ashmostro , I also double confirmed the shifting cable assemble was secure before putting the center console back.


When I investigated the slop, I took the center console cover off and observed, and confirm the slop indeed came from the cable itself -- everything else was snug. To me, this confirms that the slop is in the transmission internals, nothing to do with the shifter or cable.

I ended up lowering my shift knob a bit (about 2cm), and change to use the smallest gate setting, so the slop was reduced (not eliminated obviously), and I think I can live with it for now.

 

[boosted_canoe]

So no way to solve the slop for cable shifter?

you can get aftermarket shift cable bushings which will help a bit. but there will still be slop in the shifter. Acuity also sells an aftermarket shifter

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