[Van914]

Qmulus,
Test fitting the bearing cups, yes they are tight! How did you get yours on?
Thanks
Van

Originally Posted by Qmulus

I put mine in and can report that there is zero slop in any direction. Installation was a little tricky because of the tight tolerances with the bearings into the cups, but it went quickly.

Having never used one of these shifters in an unmodified state, I really can't comment if it is an improvement over the shifter with the nylon inserts (or whatever they had originally). For installation instructions I went to the B&M site and downloaded their instructions. This shifter is basically a knock-off of that, but with ball bearings on the longitudinal shafts.

All in all, if you want super short shifter travel and rifle bolt type precision with the accompanying increase in effort, you can't go wrong with this, especially for the price. I would also like to see what the 987/997 shifter is like. I imagine it is not quite as precise, and not quite as short throws, but also less effort.