Long story short , a local mini guy had his clutch replaced by a shop and his car wasn't rite so he got ahold of me and I straightened it out and got it running correctly again but in the process I found this ontop of his control arm , is this a shift weight bracket if I'm correct? And it's not essential is it. Or is it more for just feel than anything ? Because it looks like it's bracket has been snapped off.
also they didn't plug in his coolant sensor , intake was loose AND didn't even change noneless check the gear fluid. So I changed that and his engine oil too and omfg , barely 1/2qt of gear fluid came out. Luckily no chunks or glitter but wooooooooow. Imo it was a ticking time bomb..
I guess he found My youtube acc , lol.. idc though , im always willing to help someone out if i can..
here is pics of how bad the oil was and the bracket.
Is it shift weight bracket or ????

 

Yes, shift weight bracket.

It will still shift, but the shifts won't feel as solid/positive without the weights.

 

that's what I thought and told the kid too... I had him feel the difference then between his shifter and mine.. thxfully his shifter still felt good , just a little lighter than normal.
thx for the info though.....i will pass it along and now he can enjoy his mini again and break in his clutch ,worry free..

 

Forgive my lack of useful input

Same thing I had discovered after I had my clutch replaced by a "5*" BMW MINI shop. Nary 1/2 qt of gear fluid!!!
The only difference being - the fluid appeared new/just added. Nevertheless. Less than 1/2 qt