Yo Han Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Thanks agian for the great writeup! Swapped it out today. Took all of 30mins... that included degreasing all parts and putting new grease on it. Your instructions made it a walk in the park! U da man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal2You Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Where are the rear shifter bushings located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13313&highlight=kartboy ^ That post will show you the relative position. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemadness Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 for those of you that have installed the Cobb STS, do you feel any vagueness in shifting into 2nd or 4th? I extended the bottom ball as far as it will go without hitting the metal in the front left corner, but I don't see how 2nd and 4th gear will be affected.. any input anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukonart Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 It's been said many times, but thanks Mud! I'm used to being the one to post these how-tos (previously on IWSTI.com), but it was a true pleasure to be able to utilize someone else's who took the time and care to document the process. Had that sucker swapped-out in under and hour. Stayed home from work with a sinus infection, today . . . so the front bushings will be waiting until I feel better. But damn, what a difference the STS made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inprogress Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 This may be a dumb question, but will the bushings help alleviate the vibration that I get while just cruising around the shifter? The shifter doesn't feel as solid and precise as other cars I've driven and its making me worrisome; I already have a Cobb short shifter, will the bushings help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 the bushings are stiffer, which will make any vibrations worse. But it will make the shifter feel more connected My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inprogress Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Which ones? Front or Rear? Or Both? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 The effect's additive/synergistic - on both sides of the equation. What increases "directness/feel" will also unfortunately increase harshness/vibration (and to an extent, even noise, to the extremely sensitive). The front's typically changed-out first, or as the sole modification in this area. The rear is typically tackled as a simultaneous modification/upgrade, or not at all. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman9918 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Did you use an internal or external snap ring plier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari_OutbackWagon Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 So, I contacted Kartboy about the vibrations and he told me to use a thicker grease and torque down the pivot to 10 lbs. Well, I switched to wheel bearing grease, very sticky and thick and torqued down a bit. It's better, but I still get a vibration at around 4k rpms. It's especially annoying above 80 mph. Suggustions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSeraphim Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thanks for the fantastic write-up! I'll be using this next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 just wanted to say thanks for this writeup. just threw in my kartboy sts today and it was easy. took me less than 30 minutes! there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of grease down there though, and someone asked this earlier on. what kind of grease is the stuff that's in there? it seems to be very thick and very sticky, which means i really can't use the cheapo Coastal stuff i bought from autozone years and years ago. also, i appear to only have one of the white fasteners that holds the rubber gasket/shroud down (bought my car used.... who knows where it went). anyone know where to get a replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSeraphim Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 30 mins? Geez it took me 1.5hrs Everything went pretty smoothly, but I didn't flip the plate. I tried to but i couldn't figure out if the instructions meant i should flip it 180 degrees (end over end) left to right, or 180 degrees spin from front to back. Neither way seemed like it would fit without removing the rear bracket that attaches near the cupholder, so I did what someone else suggested and left the top left bolt a little loose just in case, but everything seemed to clear just fine for 1st and 2nd. I'll drive it for a little and see how it goes. Thanks again for the awesome walkthrough! It definitely helped me in my first STS install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 i think what you're supposed to do is spin the bracket around so that the top left corner now becomes your bottom right corner, because of that angled cut being in the way for 1st/2nd. i didn't bother doing that because it seemed to clear the plate just fine. and yeah, only about 30 minutes. maybe 45 at most. i'm pretty mechanically inclined. honestly, i have to say that i had actually expected the throw height to be lower than what it actually is with the kartboy so i'm mildly disappointed.... it's an improvement, but not as much as i had hoped. at least the throw lengths are shorter. still waiting for my momo shift knob to arrive. i have the stock full leather one right now. i hear the knob lowers the height a tiny bit too so maybe that'll be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSeraphim Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 That's what I thought too but if you flip it around what do you do about the metal bracket that screws in right in front of the cupholder??? It's pretty large and welded on to the plate. But yeah mine cleared just fine even with the angled top left corner. Still have to do the front bushings though. That's on the schedule for later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 i'm going to do the front bushings in another hour or so. will let you know how it goes. looks pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 did the front bushings. okay, let it be known on this day that i suck at reading directions. i completely missed this part of his writeup: I basically used the bolt itself (the one the bushing slid off of) to move the lip of the bushing inside the bushing housing….then using some strength to use the bolt and push the bushing as far out the other side as possible.for some reason, it didn't click in my head that the stock rubber bushing is one piece and that you have to force one side out through the housing to the other side. so for about 15 minutes, i was prying on one side with a large flathead screwdriver trying to get one piece out, then i would pry on the other side, undoing all my work i finally ran back into the house, pulled up this page, and reread the above carefully and when i did it the way he described, it came out within a minute. also, i think i need ramps... or a better floor jack or something. the i have here isn't cutting it... not enough height. as for feel, i haven't had a chance to really drive it yet. i shifted through all the gears while the car was sitting in the garage and it does feel different, but i don't know yet if it's in a good way. also have to see if there's an increase in NVH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSeraphim Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I tried and tried to use the bolt to get the lip of the bushing inside the housing and couldn't get it to go through. I finally just resorted to pushing the middle of the bushing, next to the hole, with the bolt until i could get a pliers to grab the other side and rip it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 So the weather has been cooler lately (50s, 60s) and I noticed a squeaking coming from the shift area between 1-2. It only does it when the car's cold, and when things warm up a bit, it no longer does it. At first I thought it was the rubber boot (under the leather one) but after some investigation, I determined that the shifter was rubbing against the rubber of the metal plate. Here's a picture of where it rubs (not my picture... I just took the OP's picture and photoshopped an arrow on top of it). Does anyone else get this? It's very minimal, so as a solution, I put some grease where it rubs and it appears to have stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryouske Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I installed today and used this as a refrence, thank you it helped me a lot. I used synthetic bearing grease. Install took me about 2.5 hours thanks to the snap ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 got my bushings on today. install wasnt bad. i had to use the nut to push the new bushing back on there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbite3360 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I will be installing my bushings at a friends house later today. I will be reffering to this thread. Thanks for posting it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryx Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Very nice write up! I've enjoyed my Kartboy for about 2 years nowthanks to the write up. One question though. When I installed my SS, I accidently ripped the rubber shroud (it's explained in step 4-5). Anyone have any idea on what the part number for that is??? Reason being without that shroud there's an insane amount of engine noise coming into the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmononana Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 thanks for the great write up, used this for both my STS install (Cobb) and my bushings. highly recommend the swear words - they come in handy when removing the stock bushing. Spongy little bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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