Ripper shifter buzz
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Grand Rapids MI
Ripper shifter buzz
I have had a Ripper shifter in my vette for the last two years. It's a wonderful piece, except for the buzzing that occurs especially in 4th gear. If you put a little pressure on the shifter the buzzing stops. I have had the shifter apart, lubricated the hell out of it; and can see no metal to metal contact. Still the buzzing continues. In contacting B&M about the problem, they told me that this is a function of using non rubber gromets in the shifter, and all performance shifters are noisy. Not the answer I wanted to hear.
Has anyone else had experience with a Ripper shifter buzzing????
Has anyone else had experience with a Ripper shifter buzzing????
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Clayton, NC north carolina
Re: Ripper shifter buzz (bkhann)
You just have to live with it. B&M is correct about the bushings (at least you dont have a single mass clutch Like I do, Mine buzzes like crazy) :D
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: San Diego CA
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Re: Ripper shifter buzz (bkhann)
I do have a single mass flywheel so I do know BUZZ. Does the Hurst shifter also buzz????
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: financial-freedom-for-all.com
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Re: Ripper shifter buzz (bkhann)
Has anyone else had experience with a Ripper shifter buzzing????
Pro
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Phx/but its a dry blast furnace kinda heat AZ
Re: Ripper shifter buzz (365ZUM)
Even worse. (I've had both :crazy: ) I'm going back to the Ripper.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: Austin, TX
Re: Ripper shifter buzz (bkhann)
There's a couple things I tried that helped with the 'ripper rattle':
- Make sure you have the newer design roll pin instead of the original solid pin. It helps take up the slack in the linkage
- Make sure the bronze bushing pins aren't contacting the shifter housing. Mine were initially which made a bunch of noise. I filed them down a little so only the nylon bushings are making contact with the case.
Before those changes, it would rattle all of the time. After doing this, I only get rattle at high RPM at WOT (even with my single-mass aluminum flywheel). My engine is also a little out of balance -- I'm hoping once I rebuild / balance it, the rest of the rattle will be gone.
- Make sure you have the newer design roll pin instead of the original solid pin. It helps take up the slack in the linkage
- Make sure the bronze bushing pins aren't contacting the shifter housing. Mine were initially which made a bunch of noise. I filed them down a little so only the nylon bushings are making contact with the case.
Before those changes, it would rattle all of the time. After doing this, I only get rattle at high RPM at WOT (even with my single-mass aluminum flywheel). My engine is also a little out of balance -- I'm hoping once I rebuild / balance it, the rest of the rattle will be gone.
