I posted this in my build thread but that thread dont get very many views these days so im posting it under its own thread to try to get some help.

ok now im pissed and i wont buy another empi product. I played with my shifter to much (life story) and it broke. i didnt even get to drive it with the new shifter yet. after shifting it into reverse a couple times the lockout button pops out of the shifter and hits me in the nuts. I took it apart and found whats in the pic below. theres a cable that comes out of the rod and goes into the handle. the button drags the cable across a crummy little roller thats attached by an even more ridiculous pin. the cable is attached to the button by the little thing that looks like a pellet. the pellet just gets smashed on the cable like a wire terminal. needless to say the pellet pulled off the cable. there was no form of lubrication throughout this entire system. its gonna take some serious rethinking and modifying before im comfortable with this thing again. any thoughts on how to make this stronger?

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if i solder the pellet to the cable after i smash it on there and then lubricate the hell out of everything do you think this will be enough?

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Your first and most effective repair would be to get rid of the EMPI part.
The stock VW shifter is so much better than that.

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X2....I've ran some of the most expensive, sealed, drag shifters and the stock shifter still out performs any other shifter i have came across for a woods buggy application.

i agree 100% the stock shifter is a MUCH better design but i really like the feel of the short throw on the aftermarket it just feels ALOT less sloppy and easier to find gears. If i decide to return to the old shifter will the lockout plate from the empi work with the stock shifter? the plate i had was for an autostick which has reverse at the top left of the pattern.

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has anyone ever had to return parts to appletree? how big of a headache is this and who pays the return shipping?

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Empi shit is junk. Scat drag fast are junk. Bout all the china shifters are junk. The old origianal hurst shifter is good and stock

got it fixed i smashed it on much tighter and soldered it. put it back together and abused it for a minute and it seems like its gonna hold. lubricated everything with some spare cv grease i had and its amazing how much smoother it is now. once again it got to late to test drive but i moved it around in the garage a bit and it seems like its hitting every gear. im gonna drive it tommorow if it fails im gonna go back to stock.

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