MGW shifter issue
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Neutron82, it was that fastener listed and circled in red in that link you posted. I felt like an idiot. I really thought I had it tight enough and was seriously worried about stripping the bolt or the threads on the fitting. Thank you and thank everyone for the input and help. I feel like I got a new and better car today. The difference is that dramatic.
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Originally Posted by neutron82
no problem, glad you got it fixed and it was something simple... we all make mistakes so as long as you learn from them then there's no harm and now you can enjoy that shifter... if you read through that other thread I'm still not sure what the heck caused it to strip the threads in the middle of that bolt where it engages the shift rod... I'm going to replace it with a stainless bolt from the hardware store and hope that it doesn't happen again... when the bolt had stripped it felt sloppy like you described
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I just ordered some m8x1.25x25mm 10.9 grade steel flange bolts to replace the ones in the shift box and shift rod, hopefully those won't give me any problems lol... the factory bolts are 27mm long which is an odd size, 25mm is the closest I could find unless I bought another stock bolt which I didn't want to do... 25mm should be fine because the bottom of the factory bolts is rounded to help you get the threads started and it protrudes a bit from the bottom of the shift rod once fully tightened
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Originally Posted by neutron82
I just ordered some m8x1.25x25mm 10.9 grade steel flange bolts to replace the ones in the shift box and shift rod, hopefully those won't give me any problems lol... the factory bolts are 27mm long which is an odd size, 25mm is the closest I could find unless I bought another stock bolt which I didn't want to do... 25mm should be fine because the bottom of the factory bolts is rounded to help you get the threads started and it protrudes a bit from the bottom of the shift rod once fully tightened
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Originally Posted by c6miller
I had a similar problem when I installed the MGW.I took it out and installed a C6 shifter and shift **** and it works perfectly.
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Originally Posted by MGW George
as you can see if was NOT a shifter issue. just a loose bolt.
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... here's a comparison of the stock bolt vs the 10.9 grade steel bolt
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wellll, I knew these bolts I bought from fastenal looked awfully familiar... after doing some research I found out that the oem exhaust manifold bolts are m8x1.25x30mm and 10.9 grade, exactly what I was about to buy
... I don't have any extras but a couple of buddies at work should have some so I'm going to try this out
... I don't have any extras but a couple of buddies at work should have some so I'm going to try this out
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I confirmed that header bolts will work perfect so that's what I'm going to use to replace that pinch bolt at the shift linkage to shift box
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more than one way to skin a cat !!! (there was no injury sustained in this post) 
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Glad you got it fixed. I recently added a new shaft and C6 **** to my MGW shifter. The C6 **** ended up a littler taller than my old ball setup and it seems to have reduced shift effort by a decent amount. I always liked the MGW before, but now it feels perfect with the new handle.
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Originally Posted by Black 02
Glad you got it fixed. I recently added a new shaft and C6 **** to my MGW shifter. The C6 **** ended up a littler taller than my old ball setup and it seems to have reduced shift effort by a decent amount. I always liked the MGW before, but now it feels perfect with the new handle.
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Which style MGW do you have? New or old? I have one for the new style that I can't use. If you have the old style, like I do, you can call them directly to get what you need. It's fairly inexpensive and worth it. If you happen to have the new style I'll make you a good deal 
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Originally Posted by Black 02
Which style MGW do you have? New or old? I have one for the new style that I can't use. If you have the old style, like I do, you can call them directly to get what you need. It's fairly inexpensive and worth it. If you happen to have the new style I'll make you a good deal