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[padnic]

Hi, i was wondering has anybody has fitted a quickshift gearstick without the original gearstick?? (as i don't have mine). If so how did you do it?
I've purchased a quickshift from minispares and the instructions are this:

ROD CHANGE
1. Remove original gearstick assembly and using molewrench, remove two dowels from top of diecast gearchange housing.
2. Fit aluminium bell to top of gearchange housing using two 5mm bolts provided. Ensure that the dowel which protrudes inwards is positioned on the right hand side as you sit in the drivers seat. The bolts will cut their own thread in the housing.
3. Use an angle grinder or offhand grinder to grind through the hardened surface of the original gearstick before cutting the gearstick between the half ball and the vulcanised rubber joint. This enables the spring and the white polypropylene cup to be removed from the original stick for use on your quickstick.
4. Grease the quickstick wherever necessary and refit using original parts.
You should not experience problems selecting gears, but if problems do occur, please check the following:-
1. That the plate at the base of the gearchange housing which prevents accidental selection of reverse is not impeding the movement of the quickstick. If this is the case, carefully remove metal from the base of the stick.
2. If the gear change rods have been disconnected from the gearbox, that the rod has become inverted.
3. In the case that a quickstick is fitted to a worn gearbox / gearchange mechanism and 1 & 2 do not apply, all is not lost. It may be necessary to alter the position of the black nylon ball.

Any help much appreciated
Thanks

[Sleepy Stu]

Sorry dude for the cheaper quickshifts you needs the old gearstick. Not the stick itself but the metal dome, spring etc.

With the genuine KAD artical you dont need any of the old mechanism.

Also i noticed now that a few companies have copied KAD again and now produce quickshifts with a lift collar and no old parts required.

[padnic]

Thats a bit annoying, i wonder if i can get them bits separately without having to purchase the whole stick?

[Southy]

You can buy all the bits for the rod gear change from mini sport, its listed in their catalogue all the parts labelled seperatly...

[padnic]

I'll have a look in the book. cheers

[mini_lad_1990]

i was thinking of getting a short shifter i spoke to rob and he advised me to get the minisport kit they sell he says its a good fit and works wonders

padnic where abouts are you in somerset??

cheers

[Broomer]

i was thinking of getting a short shifter i spoke to rob and he advised me to get the minisport kit they sell he says its a good fit and works wonders

padnic where abouts are you in somerset??

cheers

Yeah im from somerset also.... never seen you before. sorry to rob your topic.

[mini_lad_1990]

i was thinking of getting a short shifter i spoke to rob and he advised me to get the minisport kit they sell he says its a good fit and works wonders

padnic where abouts are you in somerset??

cheers

Yeah im from somerset also.... never seen you before. sorry to rob your topic.

im all confussed now what part of somerset you from mate?? i was talking about the rob with the turbo project rob10eg or something lol sorry aint been up long!!

cheers

[Broomer]

i was thinking of getting a short shifter i spoke to rob and he advised me to get the minisport kit they sell he says its a good fit and works wonders

padnic where abouts are you in somerset??

cheers

Yeah im from somerset also.... never seen you before. sorry to rob your topic.

im all confussed now what part of somerset you from mate?? i was talking about the rob with the turbo project rob10eg or something lol sorry aint been up long!!

cheers

i ment rob as in stealing his thread asking where we all live. im from chard. Aint been up long? its 5.10

[mini_lad_1990]

well with me arch brakin yesterday and after gettin pulled me and me mate went to his gf's house to have a party and i feel asleep at 7 woke up for a while about 11'ish then feel back to sleep lol im still younge

im in bridgwater mate not far from you?? you going tomorow to the meet??
i will have to come down have a gander around chard aint been there yet in the mini i bet the gorge is fun??

cheers

[padnic]

i was thinking of getting a short shifter i spoke to rob and he advised me to get the minisport kit they sell he says its a good fit and works wonders

padnic where abouts are you in somerset??

cheers

I live in Wells...............if i cant find what im looking for at the show tomorrow i might purchase the kad quickshift.