LOL, yea, ask Kean Wang about his B&M. I believe he is on his second one...
B&M shifter broke in half...TWICE !!!
I bought a B&M short throw shifter from Summit about six months ago. It was easy to put the shifter in. I loved the short throw and precise shifting action.
I was driving home from work one night, about three months ago, when my shifter snaped in half, on a 2-1 downshift. It broke about two inches up from the pivot point on the shifter. I was still able to shift with the little stub and make it home.
I called Summitt and they were great about sending me a new one, over night, under warranty, and free of charge. They said that they have had a few of them come back broken in exactly the same place.
Well the other night I was pulling up on the reverse lock out when it broke again, in the exact same place!
It was almost imposible to get the car to go into reverse. I made it home and called Summit. They were great about sending me a new shifter overnight again. I put it on today.
I would NOT recommend this shifter to anyone. It has a definite design flaw. It breaks at a spot on the shifters inner rod where it has been machined to accomodate a rubber O-ring. I think the rod is too thin. It's about the thickness of an ink pen.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Bob
I was driving home from work one night, about three months ago, when my shifter snaped in half, on a 2-1 downshift. It broke about two inches up from the pivot point on the shifter. I was still able to shift with the little stub and make it home.
I called Summitt and they were great about sending me a new one, over night, under warranty, and free of charge. They said that they have had a few of them come back broken in exactly the same place.
Well the other night I was pulling up on the reverse lock out when it broke again, in the exact same place!
It was almost imposible to get the car to go into reverse. I made it home and called Summit. They were great about sending me a new shifter overnight again. I put it on today.I would NOT recommend this shifter to anyone. It has a definite design flaw. It breaks at a spot on the shifters inner rod where it has been machined to accomodate a rubber O-ring. I think the rod is too thin. It's about the thickness of an ink pen.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Bob
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WEST said:I bought a B&M short throw shifter from Summit about six months ago. It was easy to put the shifter in. I loved the short throw and precise shifting action.
I was driving home from work one night, about three months ago, when my shifter snaped in half, on a 2-1 downshift. It broke about two inches up from the pivot point on the shifter. I was still able to shift with the little stub and make it home.
I called Summitt and they were great about sending me a new one, over night, under warranty, and free of charge. They said that they have had a few of them come back broken in exactly the same place.
Well the other night I was pulling up on the reverse lock out when it broke again, in the exact same place!
I would NOT recommend this shifter to anyone. It has a definite design flaw. It breaks at a spot on the shifters inner rod where it has been machined to accomodate a rubber O-ring. I think the rod is too thin. It's about the thickness of an ink pen.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Bob
I've the B/M shifter installed on my 98tt for about a week, and found it quite weak during the fast gear shifting. The rod is quite thin compare to the truck-like oem 98tt shifter that I replaced with.
It is also annoy that the reverse lock out is made of a tinny screw with a plastic tip. I noticed the plastic tip is beginning to wear out even after I applied the grease on the tip.. All and all, it is a precise and shorter shifter then the oem 98tt, if not for the ready-to-break rod and the plastic luck out thingy....... regards,
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eddie c.
98tt bpu
ok. now I'm not going to buy that short shifter anymore.
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