Anyone solved the knocking from the B&M shifter ?

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Anyone solved the knocking from the B&M shifter ?

Postby Joris on Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:07 pm

Lost the topic ages ago, but some people had problems with the B&M shifter, as in bad knocking or vibrations ?

Did anyone solve this.

As I think i might fit mine in a couple of weeks, only been lying around for 1.5 year now, so might as well fit it :lol:
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Postby ~S1~ on Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:10 pm

The problem with the B&M shifter is that it is fixed solidly to the floorpan so does not allow for the normal movement of the engine. It either needs to be fitted with cotton reels (small rubber insulation mounts0, or the engine needs to be virtually solidly mounted.
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Postby dannyboy on Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:49 pm

S1 what do you mean by cotton reels, ive mounted mine on rubber washers so there is a bit of movement but these may be better.
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Postby Steve B on Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:59 pm

I cut up an old rubber floor mat and put it between the B&M and the floor
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Postby ~S1~ on Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:39 am

dannyboy wrote:S1 what do you mean by cotton reels, ive mounted mine on rubber washers so there is a bit of movement but these may be better.


this is a cottonreel mount-

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Postby grahamb on Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:19 pm

Mount it on these
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Postby heeman10 on Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:47 pm

Does the Quickshift kit assemble onto the standard linkage then? It's hard to gauge it by how much the throw is reduced by as many of us have already sawn our levers down (I took another inch off yesterday), but how does it affect gear changes? Are the gears very close together laterally, still well-spaced but quick...any feedback? :-?

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Postby ~S1~ on Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:34 pm

Hiya James, I actually bought the quickshift off PaulR a couple of years ago before i bought H702. Paul had originally fitted it to H702 but didnt like it cos he said it was easier to miss a gear in the heat of a quick change. I haven't tried it myself but i had a quickshift in my Mini Cooer Sportpack and you had to be more precise with that when you changed gear. TBH I think I would go for a new/refurbed linkage over a quickshift, especially ifthe gearbox had been reconned as well.
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Postby heeman10 on Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:46 pm

Yeah probably true. Mine feels nice and tight now, Have taken 3" or more off it now I think, will take it for a test drive soon. I have my CTS 'box and re-built my linkage yesterday, so hopefully it will be a nice shifting action now. None of this 2-second-change lark!
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Postby grahamb on Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:56 am

James, you should have tried my linkage at Ford Fair. It transforms the gearchange. One of the simplest and most beneficial mods anyone can make to their 5 speed Fiesta.
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Postby heeman10 on Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:45 am

Hmmmm wouldn't mind seeing how they feel. Weren't people saying these didn't fit the Mk3 Fiesta?
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Postby dannyboy on Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:18 pm

I love mine james and ive not driven far with it fitted, you need to be a bit more precise with your gearchange and it shortens it quite a bit.
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Postby heeman10 on Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:24 pm

Well you'll have to get your arse in gear, get to Trax and let me see what it's like! Just taken mine out for a drive and it's now better than before I re-built the linkage :rolleyes: Think it could be partly down to the clutch (bite point is low), partly down to the crap linkage.
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Re: Anyone solved the knocking from the B&M shifter ?

Postby Joris on Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:14 am

Still in the effin cupboard, might fit it later this year still...

Was looking up this post to find back how graham did his...

Bringing those old cars back on the road is certainly fun
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Re: Anyone solved the knocking from the B&M shifter ?

Postby Joris on Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:14 am

Still in the effin cupboard, might fit it later this year still...

Was looking up this post to find back how graham did his...

Bringing those old cars back on the road is certainly fun.

Lucky we had forums... facebook all this knowledge would have been gone and forgotten.
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Re: Anyone solved the knocking from the B&M shifter ?

Postby PaulFRST on Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:31 pm

Joris wrote:Still in the effin cupboard, might fit it later this year still...

Was looking up this post to find back how graham did his...

Bringing those old cars back on the road is certainly fun.

Lucky we had forums... facebook all this knowledge would have been gone and forgotten.


sell it to me instead :D
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Re: Anyone solved the knocking from the B&M shifter ?

Postby PaulFRST on Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:31 pm

Joris wrote:Still in the effin cupboard, might fit it later this year still...

Was looking up this post to find back how graham did his...

Bringing those old cars back on the road is certainly fun.

Lucky we had forums... facebook all this knowledge would have been gone and forgotten.


sell it to me instead :D
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