Petesaguytdi
Veteran Member
Hey Guy's just letting anyone contemplating the JHM solid shifter linkage upgrade know that I recently received mine on OCt 18 and it was
delivered with bolts that were not correctly manufactured. (Should not be used)
I have been hitting them up for answers on machining the correct parts for me, but as you can see by my posting date this is not going on very smoothly.
I am not getting the answers I want to hear from them either.
So if you have a daily driver you rely on better hold off until they can fix their inventory. They have advised all the units they have in stock are the same.
Honestly getting the feel that I am going to have to manufacture my own bolts to get the car back on the road.
Basically one bolt is long enough, but the threads start too far up the shaft to catch anymore than a 3rd of the nylock nut threads. The other bolt is too
short to work on either part of the linkage. It does not engage the hole on one side of the linkage leaving it flopping in the hole which means more play
than a stock linkage. (plus it would wear out the aluminum it would grind on as a result)
I will post a follow-up if they come through for me, but considering my car is stranded and they have to be prompted for updates I am not holding my breath.
I likely have to hit up a wrecker and find an audi a4 std or 6spd standard to raid the linkage from, and in my neck of the woods those parts are fairly rare to find.
delivered with bolts that were not correctly manufactured. (Should not be used)
I have been hitting them up for answers on machining the correct parts for me, but as you can see by my posting date this is not going on very smoothly.
I am not getting the answers I want to hear from them either.
So if you have a daily driver you rely on better hold off until they can fix their inventory. They have advised all the units they have in stock are the same.
Honestly getting the feel that I am going to have to manufacture my own bolts to get the car back on the road.
Basically one bolt is long enough, but the threads start too far up the shaft to catch anymore than a 3rd of the nylock nut threads. The other bolt is too
short to work on either part of the linkage. It does not engage the hole on one side of the linkage leaving it flopping in the hole which means more play
than a stock linkage. (plus it would wear out the aluminum it would grind on as a result)
I will post a follow-up if they come through for me, but considering my car is stranded and they have to be prompted for updates I am not holding my breath.
I likely have to hit up a wrecker and find an audi a4 std or 6spd standard to raid the linkage from, and in my neck of the woods those parts are fairly rare to find.
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