[Twerthi]

I apologize for the rather stupid question, but if I don't ask, it's just going to bother me. Is play in the gearshift normal (while it's in gear)?

 

[CVeRiTy]

Not sure if it's normal or not, but mine will move maybe a quarter inch in any direction (with a light one finger touch) while in gear. Hasn't seemed to cause any problems.

I'm assuming :tadts:

 

[Twerthi]

Not sure if it's normal or not, but mine will move maybe a quarter inch in any direction (with a light one finger touch) while in gear. Hasn't seemed to cause any problems.

I'm assuming :tadts:

I think you're right, I tried it my wifes 2005 Mazda3 and it does the same thing.

 

[craracer]

Mine had play.

 

[Tracktimeplz]

All of them have play, its normal. Expect more play from transaxle cars

 

[Cardinal]

Not sure if it's normal or not, but mine will move maybe a quarter inch in any direction (with a light one finger touch) while in gear. Hasn't seemed to cause any problems.

I'm assuming :tadts:

Same here.

 

[IamBatman]

its the nature of the cable actuated shifter in our mid-engined car. Front engined cars allows the shifter mechanism to be mounted directly to the transmission(in most cases front engined cars have the transmission mounted directly under the center tunnel. In our cars, there is a cable system that connect our shifter to the transmission and there is slack and play in the linkage system. search for LETSLA, its an aftermarket shifter linkage that a member has designed to reduce the play and seems to get good feedback.

 

[xtn]

Not only is there slack/play in the cable system as mentioned above, the entire shifter console frame has play in reference to the car's tub/chassis

xtn.

 

[JRzCarz]

If it's the whole column moving, try this link - it helped mine:
Lotus Elise Gear Shift Frame Brace - or, search "Stans Shifter Mod" I found the brass coupler piece in a perfect size at Lowes in the specialty fasteners, etc drawers.


Sector 111 also sells a kit: re-ENFORCER - Shift reinforcement for the Lotus Elise and Exige - Sector111