Welsh Dragon MINI Whalen Shifter Installation
Installation instructions for the Whalen Shift Machine on my MINI Cooper S Convertible:
- Remove existing shift knob from the shift lever.
- Line up the plastic locating pin in the new knob with the slot in the shift lever.
- Slide the locking collar up, and hold it against spring pressure, while sliding the knob down onto the lever, bottoming out against the shift boot.
- Release the locking collar to lock the knob onto the lever.
- Check to make sure the knob is securely locked in place by pulling up gently before driving the vehicle.
Installation was simple and took less than 5 minutes. Step 1 was the trickiest, until I read the following post on the MINI2.com Forum. I moved the seat back as far as it would go, slid the gear lever into 2nd gear and pulled….hard. It came off fairly easily to be honest.
The Welsh Dragon looks great! I’ll have to post pictures sometime in the near future when I’ve figured out a way to take a half decent photo. None of my attempts so far do the Doug Whalen’s handiwork any justice at all. I’m using (or trying to use) a Canon Powershot S2 IS
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May 19th, 2007 at 2:23 am
I finally got a chance to check out your web page, and I must say that I’m impressed. Hope everything is going well. Take care!