Shift rod
01-23-2014, 03:45 PM
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Not to go against the spirit of this thread but how does the "Golden Rod" compare to the "RS" rod?
I applaude the DIY mentality. I happen to be considering some transmission maintenance/inspection work in the next few months.
I applaude the DIY mentality. I happen to be considering some transmission maintenance/inspection work in the next few months.
01-23-2014, 04:10 PM
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I applaud those guys (and girls) that venture to create solutions/improvements on their own, at one point even the Golden Rod was an idea, that came to market.
I am thankful for those that innovate, and bring these enhancements to the rest of us. I do not have the tooling or skills to manufacture a shift rod on my own, but I am thankful that FDM did have the skills and the capability to deliver it to those of us that don't DIY.
Ditto with the tie rod pinning, and kudos for sharing it with the rest of us.
OP should not be slammed for sharing, that is what this forum is about.
An even CHEAPER solution was to remove the rubber bushing and replace with a bunch of washers. I think that is in the archives as well, not as elegant as a swivel joint, but probably even cheaper.
I am thankful for those that innovate, and bring these enhancements to the rest of us. I do not have the tooling or skills to manufacture a shift rod on my own, but I am thankful that FDM did have the skills and the capability to deliver it to those of us that don't DIY.
Ditto with the tie rod pinning, and kudos for sharing it with the rest of us.
OP should not be slammed for sharing, that is what this forum is about.
An even CHEAPER solution was to remove the rubber bushing and replace with a bunch of washers. I think that is in the archives as well, not as elegant as a swivel joint, but probably even cheaper.
01-23-2014, 04:57 PM
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The "washer solution" lacks engineering elegance, but it is surprisingly effective: I did that in '07 when modifying OE parts to achieve a C4/turbo short shifter, details shown as short shifter, home made . At the end of that thread is the link to the removable pocket to accommodate such a shifter in a C4S, as the above link is in the link I referenced earlier in this thread ..... linking mods together is a bad habit - it can keep one left clicking too long.
01-23-2014, 05:26 PM
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I also started with the washer mod. It was very effective, especially when you consider the cost/effort to gain ratio. Like Garth said, washers lack a bit of elegance though...
Fister makes a great product and I would buy their kit in a heartbeat if I could. The quality is top notch and you know it's going to just fit the first time!
Fister makes a great product and I would buy their kit in a heartbeat if I could. The quality is top notch and you know it's going to just fit the first time!
01-24-2014, 08:36 PM
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Update
Got the parts fabbed just gotta weld it now.
Got a donor rod (just in case) to work with and to make sure I had an exact reference at all times.
Got a donor rod (just in case) to work with and to make sure I had an exact reference at all times.
01-29-2014, 10:20 PM
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Finished.... Finally
Well I finally got her done. Really happy how it turned out. As others had done, I drilled through both sides of my u-joint and used a 40mm bolt with lock washers/nut. It's never coming off unless I take it apart. I can't load more than 1 pic at a time from the ipad so......
01-29-2014, 10:25 PM
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Sorry for being lazy. Next time I'll get on the desktop and load em all at one, unless someone has an answer on how to load more than one from the tablet. This is the through bolt with the lock washers/nut
01-30-2014, 12:55 AM
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No test drive yet, but from the slop of the stock rod I am sure it won't disappoint me in any way. I'm still in need of an alignment since I put in my control arms so I won't be able to give a full review for a bit. I am confident it was well worth it.
I've sorta got an OCD/Modaholic problem. I want to make sure that if I'm gonna try and improve on a factory part, there's no way it can fail or I'd kick myself for screwing up something that wasn't broken. So I end up going waaaayyy overboard in engineering the parts I am trying to make. Might take me longer and be more work, but in the long run I save money and should not have to (hopefully) replace them.
By the way 993 770, how's the car coming along? Pics!!!!
I've sorta got an OCD/Modaholic problem. I want to make sure that if I'm gonna try and improve on a factory part, there's no way it can fail or I'd kick myself for screwing up something that wasn't broken. So I end up going waaaayyy overboard in engineering the parts I am trying to make. Might take me longer and be more work, but in the long run I save money and should not have to (hopefully) replace them.
By the way 993 770, how's the car coming along? Pics!!!!
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Another note: the hack that installed the SSK (prior to my ownership) was literally one. Huge hole in tin. I noticed it a long time ago but didn't address it till now. Sheet/metal pop rivets. No rubbing at all and does not stick down much at all. Alot more secure than the boot floating around under there. No test drive yet, but just rowing thru gears has a very noticable improvement.