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Cadillac Forums: What shifter is better, B&M, Katech, or UUC
I just installed the UUC shifter and bushings this saturday......I FREAKIN LOVE IT. I didn't hear enough about the Katech or B&M to justify it. UUC shifter is the bomb, and it's really quiet.
You won't have to drop the driveshaft or exhaust, but you will have to get underneath the car and tighten up the bolts that you use (after you drill out the rivets holding the old shifter plate in) and to unscrew the allen head bolt holding the shifter into the carriage. Pretty easy install really.
I think 10mm were most of the bolts on the inside of the car. If you get the UUC, they come with 1/2" bolts. The screw that holds the shifter in is a allenhead wrech (DUMB) I know it was standard, I think it was a 7/16...I'll try to look at it when I get home. You'll need to chamfer the bushings. I just used scissors and cut at an angle....Lindsey Cadillac ships the shifter with a little bottle of lube....that helps. If not, use white lithium grease. You'll need a angled extension or a moveable joint socket wrench to get around the exhaust...mine's 3" so if you have stock exhaust you'll probably be fine. You'll need a friend to hold the screws on top, and you'll need some patience.
B&M keeps dropping down after I installed it. Like I forgot a clip somehwere but I didn't. Help!
I thought the 2 screws that slide into the metal bracket over the bushing would hold the shifter in place? It just drops down and hits the drive shaft. :/
A couple people have mentioned that the UUC shifter didn't not seem/feel short enough. (B&M is apparently shorter) Since the UUC and Katech shifters are so similar does anyone know if one is shorter than the other. They both mention a 30% reduction in travel.
Being that the Katech shifter is threaded, I wonder if its possible to cut it down to make it a little shorter.
