So, not sure if anyone's changed their shift **** with a new OEM one, but the OEM one is just as hard to get fully on as it is to get off.

Anyway, I had vice grips on the shaft, but when I was getting close to it being fully on (with my very strong arms) something gave and now the shaft can spin. What did I break?

 

Hahaha

 

Haha fukc you, man. I know we're supposed to hate eachother, but wtf..?

 

It still works perfectly. All gears are fine, everything goes in straight, quick and easy (giggity). Its just that I can spin the shifter shaft now. Obviously I don't want this happening, and worse case scenario I just get a 350z shifter, but if its an easy fix I'd like to know what it is.

 

The shift shaft is a single piece. If it spins, then your "very strong arms" broke something. If the shaft itself is spinning and not the ****, then it is only a matter of time until it disconnects from linkage and your stranded.

Shifter shaft

 

This is the only thing I could find that's even remotely close to whats going on. In this pic there is a pin in the housing and a groove on the shifter literally there just to keep it from spinning. This is not a Nissan shifter tho. Found a Toyota site with a similar "pin" conversation tho. Guess I'm taking it apart today..

 

Scragglerock stop "drifting" haha

 

VQ35 shifter is not like that. Just order a replacement shaft and swap it out.

 

Alright, I fixed it.

The shaft is actually two pieces held together (seemingly) with compression. I somehow broke the bond (with my strong arms) causing the top half to spin. Once I took it apart, the top half just came right off. I seriously don't see how they were held together..there are no clamps, pins, crimps or anything. I think the factory just compressed the sleeve side over the shaft side (bottom half)

I just used some red locktite and crimped the sleeve onto the lower half of the shaft. It ain't goin anywhere.

 

^^ Thank you. You are the first and only person I have ever seen disassemble the shift shaft. Great knowlegde to know.

 

Well it kind of disassembled itself. Hahaha

 

Before (don't know how the hell this happened. Jersey thinks it was previous owners right hand ring collection. Seems legit)


After (new boot too; thanks itpro2002..wherever you are.) Haha

 

why you didn't go with a black one as you progress towards you black interior swap I'll never know..

 

I'm never gonna do that. I'm not patient enough. Plus, it was the willow one that was for sale.

 

I've got a black shift ****, and shift assembly if you want it