I was thinking of changing the shifter linkage bushings sometime in the future. I went out and took a look underneath the car to see what I was up against. (didn't like what I saw) Anyways I found a small spring (maybe 2" long) just dangling there. It was connected to, I guess it is a vibration damper. Now I'm sure it hooks up to the shifter linkage somewhere, not quite sure where though. The question is what does it do, and where does it go?Thanks

 

 

 

Stupid me!

Pretty sure it is one of the centering springs.

Yup, it's the centering spring.

 

You can see sort of where it goes in these pics

http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/images/swap/15/default.htm

Thanks!

 

Not sure if I'm seeing properly, does it go up to the linkage?

 

Sorry, little hamster fell asleep at the wheel again.... I see it now.

One more question. Just pass the "U" joint connection on the shifter linkage towards the trans. I noticed there is a small hole on the underside (the section that goes into the trans.). I couldn't tell if it was threaded or not, but it seemed like something was supposed to be there. Yes/no?

 

If you need a better explanation just say, and will try again.

It's where the centering spring goes. You should be able to see it in the pics.

I found where it went (spring). I can see it in some of your other pictures, it seems to hold the joint to the part that goes into the trans. Feels like a srew head on top but I think the nut rusted off maybe. I think this has been worked on before, because there is nuts and bolts through the linkage not the pins. Any ideas how to get this out? What size is that small nut and bolt?

Found out what I was trying to describe, it is the spring pin. Still not sure how you go about getting it out. Might just wait and try to replace the whole shifter linkage later. Could this spring pin cause problems in the near future?

The spring helps center the shifter. The only spring pin I know of connects the joint piece to the rod in the tranny, but I don't see how this has anything to do with the dangling spring?

Sorry, got you very confused.

 

I found the dangling spring (centering spring) and hooked it back up. Then I found when I was under the car that the spring pin was broken. Two different things, sorry should have been more clear. The centering spring is good now. I was asking about the spring pin as a different question.

So the spring pin is broken? There's actually two spring pins. A larger one, and smaller one that goes through the center of the larger one.

Yes it is broken. The bigger outside one, it broke off at the bottom. The small part is still in there.