AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOBS REAPER E36 INSTALL
AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOBS REAPER E36 UPDATE
AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOBS REAPER E36 MANUAL

AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOBS REAPER E36 MANUAL

Since your vehicle’s shift, the knob is a significant function and is treated while you move.Ĭhange knobs used on motor vehicles for manual control are most sometimes customized. Various things, such as leather or chrome may enclose it and will have also an upper or side-mounted buttons, which has to be put down and pressed to shift.

AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOBS REAPER E36 INSTALL

Once it's all back in, you're ready to finally install the new shift knob! I applied some grease to the knob's drop pin to help it move freely inside the shifter arm.The knob above the lever is an automated shift knob that helps you to adjust gears in your auto-transmission car.

Lube the shifter cable while you're there.

You will note that the shiftlock solenoid is now no longer effective, as its movements don't contact the new shifter arm.

Thoroughly test your installation for freedom of movement and check that the interlock cable is functioning.

It's a tight fit in there between the latching gate and the gear position switch! Shim the latch gate with a washer to obtain the needed leftward clearance.

Due to the new shifter arm's wider 'U' shape, the interlock's latching gate may not align on its pin and bind on the shifter arm.

Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following: Be sure to re-use the black tubular trim piece from stock arm.

Install new shifter arm after greasing pin. You're now half done! Base plate with attached shifter arm shown completely removedĥ) On a work bench or solid surface, remove lock washer and drive out the pin holding the shifter arm to base plate and remove arm. Next, to get the clearance you need to remove the base plate with its attached shifter arm, rotate it 180 degrees, tilt it back towards the rear of the car, and squeeze it out through the center console.

Shiftlock solenoid (removed) mounts on right side of base plate.Ĥ) Unscrew the three bolts holding the base plate to the transmission housing. The center console ashtray is a good place to keep the small parts. Next, unclip the transmission cable from shifter arm and release the set screw holding it to the base plate. Unclip latch gate holder and spring from pin, detach cable, and remove latch gate.ģ) Remove yellow gear position switch and shiftlock solenoid. See also Bentley sec 250, pg 4, fig 8-10. So to get clearance for removing the latch gate, I removed the top cap from the yellow plastic gear position switch. You can leave the center console in place, which is a big time saver.Ģ) On my car, one of the gear position/range switch mounting bolts was blocked off by the latching gate, which was itself blocked off by the gear position switch again. US cars will have gear position switch and shiftlock solenoid reversed.ġ) Begin by removing the old shift knob, shift cover on center console, and OBC with shelf. This diagram is for right-hand drive cars. Procedure I modified this Bentley manual diagram and labeled important items in red. I use touch to operate the window and have often pressed the tranny mode switch by mistake. The new cover also repositions the tranny mode switch in a new trim bezel, reducing confusion with the driver's window switch.

Simply splice it in place of the existing light bulb. You'll also need the female electrical connector for the new shift cover (not a dealer part visit a salvage yard and clip it off yourself). '96-on cars use a small LED to directly illuminate gear position a bright red. Early shift covers utilize a small bulb to illuminate a light bar which carries light to the gear position indicator.

AUTOMATIC SHIFT KNOBS REAPER E36 UPDATE

IDEA: You can also update your shift cover. The shift interlock cable still prevents shifting out of P with the key removed and engine off. This is fine with me, since I like to select N when waiting at long stop lights and then drop it in gear when the light turns green, all without touching my brake pedal. Ordinarily, with the engine running, the shiftlock solenoid prevents you from shifting out of P or N without first depressing the brake pedal. See image right.ĭue to the way the new arm is made, the shiftlock solenoid (mounted on the base plate) is effectively bypassed. The new arm is shorter and cut slightly differently to fit these knobs. Once the arm is changed, it will accept all shift knobs from '96-on.Ĭhanging out the shifter arm is 99% of the job. What complicates this otherwise simple task is the need for a new shifter arm, not required for post '96 models. This type of knob tends to have a sportier look and feel over the stock t-handle knob. Getting Started This procedure will allow a pistol-grip auto shift knob to be installed on pre-'96 E36's.

Automatic shift knobs reaper e36