Micro Image Short Shift Kit- prototype review

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by KSIbucky

I have no idea what bolt to loosen

You need to remove these two bolts. The easiest way to reach them is to remove your air intake and your battery. You won't be able to see them, you'll have to find them with your fingers.

[KSIbucky]

Originally Posted by mazilla

You need to remove these two bolts. The easiest way to reach them is to remove your air intake and your battery. You won't be able to see them, you'll have to find them with your fingers.

There is no tool known to man that can reach that. I took out my intake and battery and there is just no way. My car is sitting in my garage now with no battery no linkage and no intake because I needed to post this. Did you cut the bracket that holds those wires that are connected to the bracket that holds the shift cables??? Also how do you get the cables out of the bracket???

[mazilla]

Originally Posted by KSIbucky

There is no tool known to man that can reach that.

If I recall correctly it was a standard 14MM(could be smaller) socket, it should take all of about 5 minutes to get those two bolts off. The bolt heads are going to be facing away from you, you just reach across the engine and using your fingers find the bolt head then slip the socket over and loosen them, you may need a small length of pipe over the wrench handle for added leverage if the bolts are extremely tight. If it's the cables that are blocking you, remove them from the bracket first(see below).


I took out my intake and battery and there is just no way.

It should be very easy at that point...

My car is sitting in my garage now with no battery no linkage and no intake because I needed to post this.






Did you cut the bracket that holds those wires that are connected to the bracket that holds the shift cables???

No, I didn't have to cut anything.


Also how do you get the cables out of the bracket???

This was the hardest part for me, but it still wasn't a big deal. Apply pressure from the bottom(with a flat head screwdriver or something) and slide those two retaining plates up and off of the bracket. The cables will slide up and out afterwards. I ran my retainers across my buffing wheel a few times, that's why they are all shiny. I figured it would help illustrate the process.

I'm sorry this is giving you so much trouble...

[Altitude]

Originally Posted by KSIbucky

There is no tool known to man that can reach that. I took out my intake and battery and there is just no way. My car is sitting in my garage now with no battery no linkage and no intake because I needed to post this. Did you cut the bracket that holds those wires that are connected to the bracket that holds the shift cables??? Also how do you get the cables out of the bracket???

You can reach them using a socket wrench. Pull out the airbox and the battery tray (and by tray I mean the whole thing bracket and all - you'll need to remove all the plastic clips holding wiring harnesses to it.) The wiring harness bracket mounted to the cable bracket needs to be unbolted.

I think the bolt for the wiring harness bracket is 12mm and the bolts holding the cable bracket are 14mm.

Got mine installed yesterday and the worst part was getting all the plastic clips unmounted from the battery tray bracket. The clips holding the shift cables in the bracket can be a little annoying, but I used a big honkin' flat head screwdriver to pop those out. (Sorry - no pics)

Not a difficult install at all and worth for the improvement in shifting.

[cali yaris]

Guess what? IT"S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://shop.microimageonline.com/Mic...MI-SSK-01Y.htm

[marcus]

$49 FOR THE BRACKET EH...*SIGH*.... HOW MUCH TO SHIP TORONTO M1G-1H6.... I SHOULD HAVE JUST WAITED FOR THIS COMBO...ANY DISCOUNT FOR PREV SSK USER OFCOURSE BOUGHT FROM YOU..? JUST CURIOUS GARM?

[KSIbucky]

I'm going out to my car right now and trying to loosen those bolts with me luck.

P.s. I already to my intake and battery and idk but ill let you know

[1NZYaris1]

Garm do i get 1 as well, PLEASE

[solarVitz]

Sweet. Just ordered the bracket plate only coz i already got the SSK. Cant wait til I put this on my car now. Thanks Garm.

Hey Mazilla what part of SD are you from bro? We should meet up so I can feel how your SSK with the bracket feels like. Text me bro...619-618-5302, Noel.

[cali yaris]

^ Thanks for the assist Maz....

[marcus]

just need the right tools for it and a leverage/breaker bar and turn clockwise if the bolt is behind to loosen the bolt youll be surprise how some people gets that clockwise , counter clockwise mixed up specially in this situation..

[KSIbucky]

i guess ill try again. Im bringing out all the tools

[goliath1812]

I couldn't figure out this bracket as well. I can't seem to get the cables out of the old bracket....

I was planning on doing this, and the cage bushings I got from Garm, ended up only doing the cage bushings today.

[BEEF]

I didn't worry about the bracket for now. I will have more time next weekend (not this weekend) to mess with it. I did like the difference in the short shifter vs stock. I now really wonder how much the bracket helps. I plan to put it on but several people are having a heck of a time with it. if there are any secrets/tips to getting this thing off, I am all ears.

[cali yaris]

Mazilla had an easy install, as did a couple of other customers so far (not forum members).

When in doubt, consult the Toyota repair manuals, which are published (I think still) on Etimago's site, and maybe on here too.

[Lil Abner]

Cali Yaris, you've got a typo on your sale page:

"This give a smoother shift feel than the short shifter piece alone."

"give" should be "gives"

[cali yaris]

Yay, one person read it, lol. I'll fix that thanks!

[SAV912]

Just ordered my kit last night, like a fool. On a Sunday. When MI is closed, I presume. XD

Went the whole nine yards and ordered the full kit, AND two quarts of Redline MT90 off Amazon. They should hopefully arrive the same day (crossed fingers) and I'll get to work. I'm pretty thrilled as everything I've done so far is suspension and audio related. Time to get to work on making a little more power and using what is there more efficiently. I started to get a slight third gear grind on quick shifts so hopefully the new fluid will help things.

-C