Help! How to remove shifter cup without the cup removing tool?
Hi all,
I decided to do my 545 shifter today on the ///M, everything went real smooth until I am about to remove the shifter, I don't have the BMW cup removing tool, is there anyway I can remove it without the tool or I just have to put everything back and order one?
thanks,
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You mean the white plastic bushing around the the ball on the shifter?
Yeah I tried the two flat head screw driver trick and it didn't budge, I put everything back already and unless someone has one that I can borrow I guess I would just have to buy one.
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If it does not move out of the support arm,turn it with the screwdriver clockwise and pull on the lever.Sometimes it is a bit tricky,but works!After that if you want it off the ball,rest it upside dowm with the bushing on a bench vice and push the lever out.
Have done it many times that way and never used a special tool for it.
mods not yet in: -Custom built headers -custom built adjustable DSSR in T6
planned mods: -Brembo calipers with drilled discs(only pots missing at the moment) -custom built carbon fiber front splitter -coilover suspension -illuminated ZHP shift knob
If it does not move out of the support arm,turn it with the screwdriver clockwise and pull on the lever.Sometimes it is a bit tricky,but works!After that if you want it off the ball,rest it upside dowm with the bushing on a bench vice and push the lever out.
Have done it many times that way and never used a special tool for it.
Yeah I tried the two flat head screw driver trick and it didn't budge, I put everything back already and unless someone has one that I can borrow I guess I would just have to buy one.
I used a needle nose pliers opened up to contact the two raised tabs and had no problem turning the bushing until it woul pull out.
I also used the needle nosed pliers. It was one of the easiest parts of the job for me.
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