DIY short shifter my99 wrx
 

ok guys , trying to swap out my short shifter but i have hit a wall with removing the shifter from the socket , i know there is some sort of snap ring involved but not sure how to get it out without snap pliers :confused:

little help?

there's a circlip holding it down

if you can get a set of long nose pliers or even a pick to "unlatch" it
and pull the shifter, some takes a bit of effort, others, a gentle tug will get it out

its under the car in that model, just smash it forward into 3rd gear and it'll pop out

now how to get back in?

You will need a hard rubber hammer, all it takes is one good solid whack on the top of the shifter whilst holding it in the socket.

I have done two of these on the GC8's, piece of cake!!

if you're a real man, put the gear knob back on and smash it with your hand and it will go in. if not, smash the top of the thread with something soft (so you don't fuck the thread, and don't smash your leather gearknob with a hammer it will fuck it) or find a nut that winds on smash that

if you dont have a rubber hammer, you can just put the gearknob back and push it firmly and it should pop back in, mine did

^ beat me too it

There is a guide in the DIY section of the rexnet forums, that's where I got the info to do mine. There is no circlip on the GC's you just gotta give it a good lever and yank out.

10 post in the time it took me to piss fart around with a reply.

There [i]is[/i] a circlip but its under the car

mallet used , success!! , i hate using a hammer or mallet but it seem to be Subaru tool no:1! , followed by a 12mm socket.

i feel a little let down by the short shift .. its not so short really :P.

at least now my hammered shifter will match my hammered panels ... thanks hail!

anyways thanks guys!

tomorrow is DIY H brace , my mallet is giddy with delight at the thought

[QUOTE=jedi_luke;441207]tomorrow is DIY H brace , my mallet is giddy with delight at the thought[/QUOTE]

*shakes head*
looks like im in for another long night

you gonna make dinner tomorrow then?

There isn't much room inside the cabin to get a good swing to belt the shifter into place though hahaha... had to do the same thing when I fitted my short shifter, gave it a fuckin' good bashing with a rubber mallet and it eventually went in with lots of swearing :)

Just push the gearstick down until it wont go down further

Then get underneath the car and put the circlip back on... if you ask 'what circlip' then you'd better get on your hands and knees and start looking for it :p

Circlip pliers are very handy to get it back on too.