Johnny 5
Active Member
Definitely agree with all of that. Doing it with the driveshaft out would have made it much easier.MGW installed was fairly easy for me, but I had the driveshaft out also . The videos help a lot and you will need to review it a few times. Don't install it until you watch it at lease once and then go for it. There are parts of the video where you may and may not need to do. For my install, I didn't need to unbolt the base of the OEM shfter. I ended up taking the whole OEM shifter out in one piece and the MGW came built already. I don't think the video reflect this and you will need to keep it in mind. Use blue loctite on the bolts before installing and once everything is in, then tighten everything. The small 10mm bolt at the very top where you have to pull the tranny down is a bear, but I was able to reach up there and slide my arm into place for bolting. Then I slid my arm towards the rear of the car and was free after wards. Hardest part for me was the rubber boot. I don't know why I such a hard time sliding that thing over .
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