does your shifter wiggle when in gear? i noticed i can move it about 1/2" sideways when in gear. is this play in the shifter normal?

 

This thread is gonna be fun...

Dunno about the MINI--since mine's still on the bleeping OCEAN--but my past sticks have always done this. Doesn't strike me as something to worry about.

"Does your shifter wiggle..." Wow.

 

well i ask because i don't remember having the play until the dealer replaced the shift ****. when i picked up the car, the **** was loose. it would turn as i shift. then i accidentally press on it hard enough to make it click and now it stays in place so i don't know if the dealer messed with anything else.

its been a few years since my last manual so i don't remember if this is the norm. hopefully it is.

 

Ah, gotcha. Props on the way you asked the question.

 

No.


And no.

 

I have a little play with my stick but if you have seen my wife you would know why. If you are super concerned about it get some polyurethane bushings.

 

Doesn't it crack you up? My mini is floating in the altantic right now and someone is worried about wiggling?

 

one guy says its normal and another says its not. so what is it?

 

Mine doesn't move 1/2". It is tight with very small play.

 

another question: is the trim around the shifter supposed to be chrome or gray like the cup holders? i don't have the chrome line option but the shifter base is chrome...

 

Really? Thats strange. Its supposed to match the trim, so your should be silver. First Mini misbadges some Minis, and now there installing incorrect trim? Oh man...

Look at it this way; if you ever switch to the chrome line interior thats one less piece to worry about!! I just ordered a chrome line retrofit and if I want that chrome piece I have to buy a brand new shift boot (50 bucks)!!

 

gertrag should have little to no play, Id get it checked.

and Ive also been hearing more stories about 09 interior trims not being what the customer ordered... I have rooster red, english oak, chrome line and anthracite HL and i hope it's all there...

 

interesting. i guess i'm special. the chrome ring does match the chrome of the english oak shifter ****...oh well.

 

It is a cable shifter, it will have some amount of play. Whether or not it should be a 1/2" is hard to say unless people actually start measuring.

 

never felt the need to measure my stick, and there is very little play.

 

Mine was tight when new, but after a year of lots of fun, it's getting a bit looser. Could be 1/4" worth.

 

I can't quite tell if that's a good or a bad thing...

Uhm...ditto to the above response. Getting broken in or just broken...?

Ah, this thread. Love it.

 

Off topic but I have something to add: A "few" '09 JCW's in Build Week 23 escaped the factory with a big mistake! I have Redwood Red Lounge Leather with black interior side panels. (They should be red) Thanks Mini-the black panels are wicked!

 

Mine's centered outa gear but in gear tends to wiggle up a little to the left.

 

Mine wiggle to the point that I question whether or not it is in gear.

 

my stick uses viagra

 

Mine is firm and solid as well.