Rookie mechanic looking for a pro tip. Got the brass shifter bushing kit from MSA (sucks that you have to file material off to make them fit) and can’t get the pin back in. Many attempts at this blind process. Any ideas on how I can line up the shifter fork holes and holes in the bushings?

 

Rookie mechanic looking for a pro tip. Got the brass shifter bushing kit from MSA (sucks that you have to file material off to make them fit) and can’t get the pin back in. Many attempts at this blind process. Any ideas on how I can line up the shifter fork holes and holes in the bushings?
 

You did use some sort of grease on the pin and bushings right? That helped me a bit. I got the plastic ones from zcardepot sadly, and the pin was a pain to slide in. Wiggling it around taking in and out to make sure its going in right helped me.


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8 hours ago, dylancorrea1 said:

I got the plastic ones from zcardepot sadly

I got the orig teflon ones direct from nissan, fitted perfect!

The factory bushings are available at the local Nissan dealer's parts department.  Might have to wait a day or two after ordering them.  Not expensive, fit right, and stops the rattle.  While you've got everything apart, replace the shifter end bushing on the bottom, too.

I used the bronze door pin bushings on both my cars. Easy to get and cheap. Tightens up the shifter a lot too.

https://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/shifterbushing/index.html

My post wasn't helpful.

On the blind hole alignment - there are no tricks., except maybe to surround the area below with a rag or plastic so that when you drop parts they can be easily found.  Wait until you try to get the clip on after you get the pin through.

 

 

Edited July 14, 20213 yr by Zed Head

Never mind.

Edited July 14, 20213 yr by Zed Head

A magnetic part picker might help.

Edited July 14, 20213 yr by Zed Head

I got the orig teflon ones direct from nissan, fitted perfect!

Might have to get the OEM ones, the ZCardepot bushing were a tight fit and I struggled to get them in.


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17 hours ago, dylancorrea1 said:

Might have to get the OEM ones

Partnr: 32855-H1010 (bush cont pin) for the horizontal bushings  and 32861-N4200  for the lower knoby bushing under on the stick! 

I bought these parts 5 years ago orig from nissan japan.  (Could be agojama japan)  i think these partnrs are the latest..

Partnr: 32855-H1010 (bush cont pin) for the horizontal bushings  and 32861-N4200  for the lower knoby bushing under on the stick! 
I bought these parts 5 years ago orig from nissan japan.  (Could be agojama japan)  i think these partnrs are the latest..

Life saver, I really needed this the cheap plastic ones I got never really solved the issue.


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17 hours ago, dylancorrea1 said:

the cheap plastic ones

By the time i got these from japan sended to me in the Netherlands they were around 10 euro a piece so not really cheap.. but they last 20 years so a good investment.