TWM Short shifter install= OWNED

[anonymous user]

O.K. After disassembling the plastic center console and removing like 15-20 or so screws, I am able to get to the shifter assembly. I remove shifter link cables, then i am stuck trying to pry off the black clip. Without a dremel on hand, i could not for the life of me remove it. I was effing up the white plastic casing pretty well though. It's step 8 on the instruction manual, i can post the pic.

http://www.twmperformance.com/manuals/Toyota%20Yaris%202006%20and%20up%20Manual.pdf

Just thought i'd share. I'll have to reconvene this project when i can either borrow a dremel, or get to the store and pick it up later this month.
Any tips you guys had without using a dremel would help. Otherwise imma blast this bitch off with the dremel! :thumbup:

[anonymous user]

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[eTiMaGo]

if I recall how the guys at the workshop installed mine, they put the stock stick in a vise, and yanked at that part with some pliers...

[MUSKOKA800]

Those clips can be buggers. Definitely designed for easy install and no removal.
If you have a sharp chisel you might get behind it. Otherwise the dremel is a solution. Just be careful not to melt that white plastic assembly while grinding away at the clip.
I might try a hacksaw first. Less heat.

[whooppee777]

if i recall i used a flat head screw driver to pry that off just like the picture depicts. i do remember cutting the shit out of my finger in the process when the screw driver slipped out but i got it off with a flat head screw driver.

good luck

[IllusionX]

flat head screw driver = dangerous. don't let it slip.

but indeed, people here in Quebec do it with just a flat head screw driver. Seriously, i have no idea how they mange to do so.

[anonymous user]

I tried the thinnest flathead screwdriver i could find. After blood, sweat, and swearing (no tears), i gave up. I think a hacksaw could be seriously dangerous. I'll update when i get a chance to do this again, hopefully this weekend.

[TOUGEghost]

Is this the part you're talking about? Have you tried twisting the screwdriver rather than prying at it?

[anonymous user]

^^ yeah that's the part. No, oddly i didn't try that, although i must say that i could not fit the screwdriver between the plastic and the clip. I'll give it a shot next week, i'll have a garage to borrow for a few weeks if i need to down my car for any reason. thanks!

[yarisugi]

if you need a dremel, let me know.

[anonymous user]

^^Thanks, i just went to lowe's on saturday and bought one. Figured it would come in handy down the road.

[anonymous user]

OK, installation of short shifter and shift knob complete. The dremel came in most handy, and i didn't have a press, so i bought those clamp type table vise.
Do not get this type. It is rubbish! You can heat the rubber clip w/ a hairdryer and get the thing off. After the dremel and hairdryer, putting it all back took me minutes!!
I also installed a cabin bar (called a room bar by ultra), some H.D. endlinks, and camber bolts.
All in all, a pretty ok weekend. I need an impact to install my coilovers though, so i got owned again.

[AlainMikli]

Is the TWM Short shifter shorter than the OEM shifter in length? Anyone can show me the pic of both side by side?

[MGargano]

Is the TWM Short shifter shorter than the OEM shifter in length? Anyone can show me the pic of both side by side?

Yes the TWM website lists the shifter as 2.5" shorter than OEM with a 35% throw reduction

[lilredrocket]

It's nice to see you got it installed!