forks in shifter issue - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Flame9020 · 02-15-2017, 07:05 AM

My car just broke down again. The car has only 11k on it and this is the 2nd time the forks in the shifter have broken on me. Thankfully the car is still under warranty so it should get fixed but how can I stop this from happening? Happening once is one thing but twice when the car is under 12k miles is strange.

roddy · 02-15-2017, 07:38 AM

extrashaky · 02-15-2017, 09:23 AM

Do you rest your hand on the shifter while driving (when not actually shifting)? If so, stop doing that. Keep your hand off the shifter except when actually shifting.

humfrz · 02-15-2017, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Flame9020

My car just broke down again. The car has only 11k on it and this is the 2nd time the forks in the shifter have broken on me. Thankfully the car is still under warranty so it should get fixed but how can I stop this from happening? Happening once is one thing but twice when the car is under 12k miles is strange.

Have you installed a short shifter .. ??

Whether you have or not, I reckon your problem is pilot error.

I suggest you "lighten up" on your shifting technique. Firmly pull or push the shift lever into the next gear up or down. The shifter knows how to go ...... it just needs your input on where to go.

humfrz

Ultramaroon · 02-15-2017, 10:53 PM

F&F are not instructional films.

radroach · 02-16-2017, 12:23 AM

To make sure I'm reading you right, I think the word you're looking for is gates, not forks. The shifter should move easily enough through all the gates. So what could be causing your issue?

gramicci101 · 02-16-2017, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

F&F are not instructional films.

Stealing and fencing electronics shipments is really the only way some scruffy bunch of backwater mechanics could afford to overnight car parts from Japan, so that part is about right.

Ultramaroon · 02-16-2017, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by radroach

To make sure I'm reading you right, I think the word you're looking for is gates, not forks. The shifter should move easily enough through all the gates. So what could be causing your issue?

No, he means shift forks. He says he broke two, which sounds pretty crazy actually.

Joyride86 · 02-16-2017, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

F&F are not instructional films.

However they did spawn a whole generation that had a renewed interest in cars. But I agree, watching them ram the shifter in the next gear was ridiculous. Just like the movie title, Fast and Furious.

Ultramaroon · 02-16-2017, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Joyride86

However they did spawn a whole generation that had a renewed interest in cars. But I agree, watching them ram the shifter in the next gear was ridiculous. Just like the movie title, Fast and Furious.

I see the same behavior in some clips people share to demonstrate issues they are having with their transmissions. They are painful to watch.

Flame9020 · 02-16-2017, 06:29 PM

To answer all of the questions:

I do not rest my hand on the shifter.
There is a short throw shifter installed however I did not install it.
The mechanic I talked to at the time said it was the forks that had broken and not the gates.

Flame9020 · 02-16-2017, 06:30 PM

Update: The car is "fixed", apparently the shift linkage was messed up but now the whole shifter feels loose and sloppy. Also I am able to rotate the entire shifter about an 8th of a full rotation. The mechanic claims this isn't an issue but I am skeptical.

gramicci101 · 02-16-2017, 06:33 PM

You should be skeptical; that doesn't sound right. It sounds like a bushing wasn't reinstalled somewhere.

nos145 · 02-16-2017, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Flame9020

My car just broke down again. The car has only 11k on it and this is the 2nd time the forks in the shifter have broken on me. Thankfully the car is still under warranty so it should get fixed but how can I stop this from happening? Happening once is one thing but twice when the car is under 12k miles is strange.

i co-own an engineering company.
if you keep plowing through them we can reverse engineer and fabricate one in titanium for you.

02-15-2017, 07:05 AM	#1
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02-15-2017, 07:38 AM	#2
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radroach Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: car Location: usa Posts: 2,162 Thanks: 1,028 Thanked 867 Times in 530 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	To make sure I'm reading you right, I think the word you're looking for is gates, not forks. The shifter should move easily enough through all the gates. So what could be causing your issue?

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Flame9020 Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 31 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To answer all of the questions: I do not rest my hand on the shifter. There is a short throw shifter installed however I did not install it. The mechanic I talked to at the time said it was the forks that had broken and not the gates.

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Flame9020 Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 31 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Update: The car is "fixed", apparently the shift linkage was messed up but now the whole shifter feels loose and sloppy. Also I am able to rotate the entire shifter about an 8th of a full rotation. The mechanic claims this isn't an issue but I am skeptical.

02-16-2017, 06:33 PM	#13
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