installing kartboy shifter/bushings

[LaZaBLuEMp3]

ok is it hard to install it? im deciding if i wanna do it myself or just wait for the mech thats doin my turbo. i know theres instructins but ijust want some input from people who have it and have installed it themselves.

 

[scootzpr5]

man it's so easy,, i was done in 20 minutes....the hardest part for me was the slip ring.....if you get slip ring pliers it'll be a lot easier.

 

[KzA]

yea dude..its mad simple except for the snapring..i ****** struggled witht that thing...get a nice set of snap-ring pliers and youll have it done in like 20 min

 

[LaZaBLuEMp3]

aight sounds good. are there any good instructions for it cause mine didnt come with em. i know theyre on this site but can someone lead to them. or ones with pics
thanks

 

[acidbug]

I installed it myself...And let me Say it's Wasn't cake....It was easy though....You have to make sure that you have a special tool for the install...there is a small black metal piece that's fairly easy to take out..but it's a b**** to put back in...

It took me 2 hours to do...But i took breakes...
Chas

P.S. here's the web page..with instructions...

http://www.twmperformance.com/shortshifters/protegepics/2nd%20generation%202000-2002%20protege%20manual.pdf

 

[Reitrof]

Also grease the heck out of it.

 

[Toru]

Only the B&M needs the heck greased out of it.

The absolute hardest part of installing the Kartboy SS for me was removing the console between the seats. Two of the screws are not accessable unless you remove the seats - you cannot slide them forward or back far enough! I ended up using a right-angle screwdriver slid between the seats and the console and took them out 1/4 turn at a time. :mad:

Now that is something the instructions never mention...

 

[KYREDP5]

Only the B&M needs the heck greased out of it.

The absolute hardest part of installing the Kartboy SS for me was removing the console between the seats. Two of the screws are not accessable unless you remove the seats - you cannot slide them forward or back far enough! I ended up using a right-angle screwdriver slid between the seats and the console and took them out 1/4 turn at a time. :mad:

Now that is something the instructions never mention...

I didn't have to remove the seats. just slid them all the way foward and boom. Sure they were up all the way?

 

[Toru]

Yep, they were up all the way. Must be different in a sedan.

 

[anarchistchiken]

I bought a used Kartboy shifter. Does the new Kartboy kit come with those aluminium spacers that they show in the instructions? or is that just TWM? Also, where can i get snap ring pliers? Would they have them at autozone?

 

[anarchistchiken]

I bought a used Kartboy shifter. Does the new Kartboy kit come with those aluminium spacers that they show in the instructions? or is that just TWM? Also, where can i get snap ring pliers? Would they have them at autozone?

 

[acidbug]

Got mine used also...

LOL

Chas
*Mine didn't come w/ any aluminum spacers..

 

[Volley2six]

You do NOT need those spacers. They do come in handy, but it's just to separate the heat shield from the linkage. I just bent it with my hands. No biggie. Also, make SURE you buy the right tool. I can't remember what the name of the tool I bought was, but it wasn't right. The tool should look like fangs that stick into the ring in two places and pull it inward (since the rings natural motion is to spread outward). If Doug (cbcbd) didn't come over with his tool, I would have been dead.

JT

 

[PaulMP3]

the spacers dont come with the kartboy. Get some snap ring pliers it will make the job go smoother.