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Message: <blockquote data-quote="E34EuroTouring" data-source="post: 72364" data-attributes="member: 1026">Check your linkages again!. Do you get a lot of slop ?. On neutral should be 2-3cm  at most. If more the bushings at the lower connecting rods are bad. Could be the shift rod bearing too (the round plastic cup that holds the shift ball to the support). I got a little slop about 2cm. I will change the bearing when I get a short-shifter.The other mod I did recently was interesting. Got the tip from oversteer.com. Some guy added lead weight to the horizontal rod connecting shifter to gearbox attachment. I did something better and simpler. I hose clamped a 1.5 lb stainless wrench handle to the linkage rod. 2 bmw 1inch hose clamps, 1 spare stainless wrench handle 1-2lb wieght. This smoothen out the shift a lot, especially doing quick 1-2, 2-3 shifts. Simple 15 min job.This is like making a small hammer heavier in the hammer-head so you don't have to bang hard to get the nail in. BMW gearbox is designed with a stopper so hitting it hard will not break anything. I think the human wrist will break first!.If its is your syncho. Then the clutch syncho ring will be replaced. There are 2 sets, front and back. Expensive....</blockquote>