Driveshaft Shop CF + Kartboy SS Conflict. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Anthony · 04-01-2014, 07:04 PM

I finally received my driveshaft last night and just finished installing it a little while ago. There's a huge problem though. The driveshaft is hitting the shifter linkage when the car is in neutral, and even more so in 2nd, 4th, and 6th. It clears it in 1st, 3rd, and 5th, but barely. The only idea I can come up with is to grind the shifter linkage down a bit where it's hitting, but I feel like there has to be a smarter way of solving this problem.

I tried searching to see if someone else has this shifter and driveshaft, but I haven't had any luck so far. So I don't even know if this combination would always do this, or if it's just my particular setup.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umlPUhGJXCc"]Driveshaft Shop CF vs. Kartboy short shifter - YouTube[/ame]

Edit: If no one comes up with a better solution by the time I get off work tomorrow, I'm just going to grind that fool down and call it a day.

Calum · 04-01-2014, 07:17 PM

Interesting. It might be worth it to see if the problem is there with the oem shifter if you still have it. I don't know if I'd want those parts all that close as the transmission can move a fair amount even at factory power. Please keep us updated on your findings.

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Anthony · 04-01-2014, 07:20 PM

The video will make this post 1,000 times better. It's at 60% right now.

Anthony · 04-01-2014, 07:35 PM

Video is now in the OP. BEHOLD THE BULLSHIT!!

Luis_GT · 04-01-2014, 07:47 PM

I don't think the shifter should have up and down movement...

Anthony · 04-01-2014, 07:48 PM

Seems normal to me. I was looking at that, I don't know what would keep it from having that vertical play in it.

EDIT: Also, when I pull up on it, I move the reverse lockout up too, so it doesn't move nearly as much as it appears to.

AdrianG · 04-01-2014, 07:54 PM

Is it possible that the rear shifter bushing is upside down? That might make the linkage sit lower. Just a guess.

- AdrianG

Calum · 04-01-2014, 07:57 PM

Do you have a Kartboy rear shifter stay bushing, or something similar, installed? Is it perhaps installed upside down?

edit; yeah, what Adrian said.

AdrianG · 04-01-2014, 08:01 PM

I know the kartboy kit comes with a bushing just like the Perrin bushing I have. The bolts should be at the bottom, with the flat side down.

- AdrianG

Decay107 · 04-01-2014, 08:06 PM

Wow, I'll be watching this one closely as I have a KB SS and a driveshaft is on my list.

Anthony · 04-01-2014, 08:08 PM

I installed that thing quite a while back. Pretty sure I made sure not to install it upside down. It seems like installing it upside was either impossible or would've made it really awkward. I still have the exhaust and driveshaft installed, but I'll go out there and see if I can see the bushing.

Anthony · 04-01-2014, 08:09 PM

Yep, it's flat side down. I can read the Perrin logo.

AdrianG · 04-01-2014, 08:10 PM

Then I'm out of ideas.

- AdrianG

Anthony · 04-01-2014, 08:23 PM

Sad news. Here's a picture of it though, just to double check that I'm not retarded.

04-01-2014, 07:04 PM	#1
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Driveshaft Shop CF + Kartboy SS Conflict. I finally received my driveshaft last night and just finished installing it a little while ago. There's a huge problem though. The driveshaft is hitting the shifter linkage when the car is in neutral, and even more so in 2nd, 4th, and 6th. It clears it in 1st, 3rd, and 5th, but barely. The only idea I can come up with is to grind the shifter linkage down a bit where it's hitting, but I feel like there has to be a smarter way of solving this problem. I tried searching to see if someone else has this shifter and driveshaft, but I haven't had any luck so far. So I don't even know if this combination would always do this, or if it's just my particular setup. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umlPUhGJXCc"]Driveshaft Shop CF vs. Kartboy short shifter - YouTube[/ame] Edit: If no one comes up with a better solution by the time I get off work tomorrow, I'm just going to grind that fool down and call it a day. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy. Last edited by Anthony; 04-01-2014 at 07:50 PM.

04-01-2014, 07:20 PM	#3
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	The video will make this post 1,000 times better. It's at 60% right now. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

04-01-2014, 07:35 PM	#4
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Video is now in the OP. BEHOLD THE BULLSHIT!! __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

04-01-2014, 07:48 PM	#6
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Seems normal to me. I was looking at that, I don't know what would keep it from having that vertical play in it. EDIT: Also, when I pull up on it, I move the reverse lockout up too, so it doesn't move nearly as much as it appears to. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

04-01-2014, 08:06 PM	#10
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04-01-2014, 07:17 PM	#2
Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,867 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Interesting. It might be worth it to see if the problem is there with the oem shifter if you still have it. I don't know if I'd want those parts all that close as the transmission can move a fair amount even at factory power. Please keep us updated on your findings. Sent from my samstone

04-01-2014, 07:47 PM	#5
Luis_GT Banned Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2002 BMW 530i, 10 Series FR-S Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 3,404 Thanks: 3,416 Thanked 3,334 Times in 1,754 Posts Mentioned: 60 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I don't think the shifter should have up and down movement...

04-01-2014, 07:54 PM	#7
AdrianG Generally Well Liked Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: '08 STi Hatch, '11 Outback 3.6R Location: Ontario Posts: 419 Thanks: 43 Thanked 197 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Is it possible that the rear shifter bushing is upside down? That might make the linkage sit lower. Just a guess. - AdrianG

04-01-2014, 07:57 PM	#8
Calum That Guy Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2013 asphalt FRS MT Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 5,058 Thanked 2,867 Times in 1,499 Posts Mentioned: 82 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Do you have a Kartboy rear shifter stay bushing, or something similar, installed? Is it perhaps installed upside down? edit; yeah, what Adrian said.

04-01-2014, 08:01 PM	#9
AdrianG Generally Well Liked Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: '08 STi Hatch, '11 Outback 3.6R Location: Ontario Posts: 419 Thanks: 43 Thanked 197 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I know the kartboy kit comes with a bushing just like the Perrin bushing I have. The bolts should be at the bottom, with the flat side down. - AdrianG

04-01-2014, 08:08 PM	#11
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	I installed that thing quite a while back. Pretty sure I made sure not to install it upside down. It seems like installing it upside was either impossible or would've made it really awkward. I still have the exhaust and driveshaft installed, but I'll go out there and see if I can see the bushing. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

04-01-2014, 08:09 PM	#12
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Yep, it's flat side down. I can read the Perrin logo. __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

04-01-2014, 08:10 PM	#13
AdrianG Generally Well Liked Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: '08 STi Hatch, '11 Outback 3.6R Location: Ontario Posts: 419 Thanks: 43 Thanked 197 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Then I'm out of ideas. - AdrianG

04-01-2014, 08:23 PM	#14
Anthony Weight Nazi Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FRS -399lb, 11 335is, 05 Tiburon Location: Biloxi, MS / Gulf Coast 86 Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 5,009 Thanked 3,712 Times in 1,765 Posts Mentioned: 150 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Sad news. Here's a picture of it though, just to double check that I'm not retarded. Attached Images __________________ Build Thread \| The Venus Project \| Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy.

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