I have recently installed a BnM short throw shifter in my nissan 200sx 1.6l and I think there is something wrong. First thing, it's really tough to shift my gears. It's not as smooth as my stock shifter was. So raised my car and lubricated my stabilizer bushings (ES BUSHINGS) and lubed up the bottom part of the shifter that is connected to the control rod. Unfortunately, the shifter was STILL rough when I shifted gears. Before I changed my short shifter, my shifts were crisp and smooth, but now it feels like i need to use a lil work to shift gears. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME?
Secondly, I know this may not be topic related BUT, in cold mornings when I start my car, one of my drive belts squeek. I think it's the one driving my alternator and/or AC but im not quite sure...I inspected all the belts and they seem to be in perfect condition. Is there any problem with the pulley, you think? Please give me some helpful suggestions....Thanks a lot....
Yeah, I get that noise too in the early mornings.. and especially in the mornings where it has rained the night before or if it is raining at that moment. I always thought it was just the low temp or some moisture getting in the belts. I'd kidna like to know if other people think it's a problem or just normal..
I have recently installed a BnM short throw shifter in my nissan 200sx 1.6l and I think there is something wrong. First thing, it's really tough to shift my gears. It's not as smooth as my stock shifter was. So raised my car and lubricated my stabilizer bushings (ES BUSHINGS) and lubed up the bottom part of the shifter that is connected to the control rod. Unfortunately, the shifter was STILL rough when I shifted gears. Before I changed my short shifter, my shifts were crisp and smooth, but now it feels like i need to use a lil work to shift gears. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME?
Secondly, I know this may not be topic related BUT, in cold mornings when I start my car, one of my drive belts squeek. I think it's the one driving my alternator and/or AC but im not quite sure...I inspected all the belts and they seem to be in perfect condition. Is there any problem with the pulley, you think? Please give me some helpful suggestions....Thanks a lot....
For the stiff shifting, you might of overtightened the short shifter. Try to turn it back a 1/4 turn and see if there is a difference. Happened to me when I installed mine. Now it is smooth again.
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Yeah, I get that noise too in the early mornings.. and especially in the mornings where it has rained the night before or if it is raining at that moment. I always thought it was just the low temp or some moisture getting in the belts. I'd kidna like to know if other people think it's a problem or just normal..
Don't ignore this, your car is trying to tell you something. My Alt. belt squeaked every time I started the car up in the rain, or had just rained. I'm driving down 295 and I hear a clunk, and think, ok it was just a rock or something. Then bang, clatter, you get the idea. My idler pulley just snapped at the bolt. Cause, a loose alt. belt. I guess is just shook the pulley till the bolt sheared off. Luckily, I made it home (it was night time and I had to run with the lights on and no power going back to the battery). Managed to get the car to a shop and fixed for like $180, but it's money I could have saved if I just checked the tension on the belts.
Did your squeaking noise stop after your car warmed up? Because with the problem with my car, it sometimes squeaks for as long as I drive.
What should I check for around the belts?
Check the FSM sticky, it will give steps to check the deflection of the belt to insure you have proper tension. Otherwise just look the belt over for cracks or chips and make sure none of the pulleys look highly polished in a particular spot.
The easy way to get rid of a sqeaking belt, wait till your GA16 forms a front main seal leak. Once its flung oil all over everything the belt will quit sqeaking in times of humidity.
It may also be the power steering pump that's making the noise. I recently thought my belts were making noise, but when I checked, it turned out to be my PS pump. I opened the cap of the PS fluid and it was all foamy, so I changed it out with some autozone PS fluid and I was good as gold.
Did you install all four white bushing? (whatever you want to call them) Give it a month, It'll settle in and loosen up. Mine did. If not, go back and take out of of those rings.
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actually i only installed 2 bushings...and they are the ones that go on the stabilizer bar...i never had 4 to begin with...
hmm....maybe yours are thicker....well, like I said, give it time to loosen up. A month or so. If you live near me (near saint louis) I'd be happy to meet you somewhere and let you see/check out/feel mine to compare.
Paul
EDIT: lol, just saw you're from Cali, scratch that last idea
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SHORT SHIFTER TOO ROUGH!!
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