IS2 Gear Assembly Grommet

[Domin007]

Hi all, 

 

Has anyone replaced the gear assembly grommet, i believe mine is split so it lets more noise in from the road/tranny into the cabin...

I could get a replacement unit, but before i do that i wonderd if that grommet is a replacable part, i cant find it online anywhere as a individual part.

Thanks a lot

[Linas.P]

Not really sure why would it be split... also even if split it would have very minor impact to noise.

Also it is more like integral part of whole shifter assembly... kind of rubber base, more that a separate grommet. Basically when you take out the sifter assembly it stays attached to the bottom of assembly... seems you can only buy it with the assembly. I actually have spare shifter assembly, but again - I don't believe that noise is related to the grommet you have highlighted or how it could even get damaged. 

[Domin007]

Ive had it on the ramp and it looks split. 

I didnt take a pic tho 😞

Kind of split along the cylinder part of it.

Honestly, if i put my hand over the gear selector the noise goes down. I took the console plastic out and drove without it and it makes a massive difference. It must let more noise in. Not like a huge amount but im ocd. Most people probably wouldn't notice it.

Is the assembly hard to replace would you know? 

[Linas.P]

You need to remove everything from central console/tunnel cover. The annoying part is just bunch of cables that are clipped into the shifter assembly and it is kind of hard to pull it out thought the cables. So it will looks something like that (you can see the covers are just lose, but not fully removed):

Also you will need to undo the bolt for shifter linkage. It is possible to do it from inside of the car, so you don't strictly need to go under the car (although obviously it helps if you have a lift). If you want to do it from inside the car, then move the linkage all the way forward (basically it would be in D position), then you can pull the linkage inside the car and I think it is 12mm or 13mm nut that you can reach under the linkage. I would advise to mark the position of linkage before you remove it. And then when reinstalling, don't forget to push linkage all the way back. 

I would say good 2 hours job without rushing (probably can be done in 30 min if you done it dozen times in the past), really looks horrible and seems like car will never come together again, but it is not really "hard" as far as working on IS250 is concerned, just loads of pieces of plastic, vents etc lying around (generally working on IS250 is more complicated than most other cars). 

[Domin007]

That's very helpful thank you, is there no air hoses/ways to remove, the ones that go to back air vents?

[Linas.P]

there are, they are least of your worry, you just lift them out of the place.