vroompshhtsi

I have the MGW short shifter for a couple months now. About 2-3 weeks ago when I shift into 5th gear and while it stays in 5th, I can hear a rattle. I took off the boot and didn't see anything loose on top. Any ideas what's loose? If I take off the 4 bolts, are there more screws underneath that might be possibly loose.

Again, it's 5th gear only and it's more present when it's cold. It's not a grinding, but a very noticeable rattle.

Also my shifter is pretty noisy. Sounds like a light hissing as if air is getting out or something. No noise at idle, but when the revs climb it gets pretty noticeable.

Any ideas???

MJH78

Did you buy the rubber boot thing to go along with it? THat might help the noise level.

vroompshhtsi

No, just the stock one.

Young_Buck

it must be junk you should sell it.

Ill give ya 120 bucks

Evenexchange

You can try tightening every bolt you see, but if you are sure that you installed the shifter correctly, there is nothing you can do about the noise. As long as the shifter doesn't start popping out of gear, you're fine!

I have the Pro 5.0 shifter and it's great. There is a whining noise that comes from it occasionally but that my friend, is just your tough transmission at work. Turn up the radio. Only a stock shifter is designed with all that rubber to insulate the noise. throw some layers of dynomat under the plastic bevel to shut that noise up if it really bothers you.

BlackMage

can you possibly get a video of the noise? a rattle could be anything really

vroompshhtsi

I can try, my digital cam might not pick up the noise though.

BlackMage

where exactly you located in WI again?

vroompshhtsi

southeast... right outside milwaukee