Now there is no way of getting the heat shield off without either A taking out the Oxygen Sensor or B removing the rear cross brace. Move up to the front and unplug the sensor, feed the wire back to the hole in the heat shield. Time to disconnect the oxygen sensor from the harness. ![]() Okay so you've taken out all the bolts that hold the heat shield on and its now loose. The other three bolts can be removed with a standard 3/8" drive ratchet and socket. But if you have a 12mm ratcheting wrench that will be the best way to get that bolt out. So take your 12mm wrench and break that bolt loose so you can twist it out with your fingers. These are 12mm bolts, it can be a tight fit with the bolt on the passenger side, due to it being so close to the downpipe. Your going to be removing the 4 bolts that hold your center heatshield on to the car. ![]() Use either a creeper or a piece of cardboard and slide under your car right underneath the driver side or passenger side front door. NEVER work under your car with the car supported by just the floor jack!!!!!!Īnd I always use safety glasses when working under the car, the last thing you want is a piece of something whether it be dirt, rust, metal, sand, whatever it is, falling into your eyes and causing damage.Īlright so you have your vehicle in the air and supported on jack stands, good job your well on your way! Use safety stands and safety glasses when working underneath your car. Now its time to jack up the car and get to work. Right, so here we have the new poly bushings, the top one is your rear shifter bushing and the bottom two are your front shifter bushings The bushings I will be installing today will be from Torque Solutions Lets go over the parts your going to install Not everyone has the luxury of using these tools to get the job done.Īlright we have covered the tools your going to need. If you do not own air tools or power tools thats okay. So I do use my specialty and power/air tools quite a bit. I do this sort of work for a living so I have more than just the average assortment of tools that a enthusiast would own. Okay, so assuming your a very DIY person when it comes to your car, and you have a decent set of hand tools available, your going to breeze right through this, because you dont need many tools at all.Ī 12 mm socket and 14mm socket (deep or shallow sockets both will work)Ī 3 inch extension, just to keep from banging your knuckles up against the underside of the car It's not a very hard install, some people have been told that doing the rear bushing can be a real PITA, but its really not that big of a deal. On a scale from 1 to 10 on difficulty, I would rank this project at about a 3 out of 10. OKAY! ready? lets go over the tools and equipment you'll need first before we dive into this project. Today I will be installing both front and rear bushings on a 2011 STi Sedan, though this procedure will be relatively the same for 2004 and up STi's. Which ever company you choose to buy from is your choice, they all look the same, and pretty much all serve the same purpose. Poly bushings come from several different manufactures, popular ones include, Cobb Tuning, Kartboy, TiC, and Torque Solutions. If so then this is the modification your looking for to improve that shifter feel and response. ![]() So have you noticed lately that your shifter is feeling a bit sloppy? When you shift into gears does it feel like you stretching a rubber band? This install will cover both the front and rear bushings. Today we will be covering the installation procedure for installing polyurethane bushings for your shift linkage. A few properly sized punches and a hammer will help you tackle this task.Welcome to another How to Install by TK-421! Like many other projects you first tools to gather will be your metric sockets and ratcheting wrenches. The u joint pinch bolt will be the decider on how long it takes you. ![]() This is a great job to combo together with a new short shifter and other bushings, but if you are just tackling this one job look for about an hour of your life to be spent completing this project. Looks like it’s time for another task and how to! Time Frame Sure enough the next time I raised the vehicle up I noticed just how awful my shift rod u joint was. Well when I was working on another vehicle at work it dawned on me… Those u-joint bushings are a well known failure point. After 227k miles in my Forester and replacing the front and rear stay bushing along with my Kartboy short shifter and 10” shifter extension I assumed it was just a worn transmission that is how it was. Shifting through the gears you might think it’s just an old worn transmission and this is how it will feel… Least that is what I thought. When you sit inside a 15 year old vehicle you understand a few things won’t be quite like they were when it was fresh and new.
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