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iTrader: (2)

I dont know either bro, sorry about that, you wanna be the one to find out? haha

ACleanSC4

iTrader: (7)

just did this as well and man, what a world of difference! thanks for the writeup and unfornately i didn't snap any pictures along the way but following your writeup was easy enough.

easy 10 minute job...

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iTrader: (2)

Awesome, good to hear. I just love how tight the gearbox is now and I hope you guys are enjoying it as much as I am

FaceUT

Parts are purchased - will do it this weekend! Thanks Aero!

jeremyp111

Hey, I think we ALL like a tight gearbox!

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iTrader: (2)

haha werd

and FaceUT let me know how it goes

FaceUT

Will do Aero - Tell me more about the Redline MT-90. Where'd you get it? How much did you use? Noticable difference?

Mike

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iTrader: (2)

Yea man, the stuff is great. Buy it from www.myoilshop.com and enter in 675421 at checkout to get 10% off. You will need about 2.7 quarts, so make sure to buy 3. You'll also need a 10mm hex key, 24mm socket (I believe thats the right size), and a pump to get the new fluid in. Honestly, the difference isnt huge, but with 117k miles, every little thing helps. Maybe thats just me, because I know plenty of guys have used it and experience a "night and day change"

Good luck

CleanSC

Aero:

I would post pics from when I did mine but (get this) I didn't even HAVE an old busted seat to take pics of. It was totally gone.

No idea how the car even shifted but it was just fine, although sloppy.

Nice and tight after I put the seat in. w00t.

FaceUT

Aero,

This is one of the best pieces of information I have gotten off of this board. Just got back from testing the new seat & bushing and there is just no comparison. It totally eliminated the gitch I was getting going to second!

Only 1/4 of my orginal seat was still intact. The rest was just bits in grease.

Huge improvement! I can't tell you how happy I am to be able to shift normally without having to guess if 2nd is going to catch .

Thanks!

Big

Mike

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iTrader: (2)

Hey no problem man, Its great to know you're enjoying it. Im just glad I can give something back and help out some fellow 5-speeders

PS. You think lex400sc could be able to add this to his FAQ?

inovashn

great info i love this site. for all of you reading and looking. the easiest way i found to get that skin tight boot off at the very bottom take a hook pick and pull up on it. you don't have to rip it or poke a hole in it or anything like that. it pops right up

Thomas C

Gonna try this next weekend. For $15-$20 and 10 minutes of work, it definitely sounds like its worth it.

FaceUT

It took me more than 10 mins to remove the shifter boot - but I was paranoid of breaking the plastic surrounding it. For me it was 4 clips btw...and you can just pull straight up to get them to release. I gripped on either side of the bottom (inside the leather boot area - under the plastic)

I took my time and it ran me a couple of hours. But hey - I could just be slow. I also took the time to do a little detailed cleaning around the area where I removed trim. And I found that everything went back in easier than it came out.

Drove all over today testing it out. Huge improvement! Definitely worth doing. (I went and purchased the larger socket I will need for draining the tranny)

I found these images helpful: (with acknowledgements to LexusPros)





Thanks again to Aero for a great fix!

Mike

LexusFiend

Does this stop the small shifter vibration at cruising speeds?
LexusFiend