BushingFix FM1KIT Transmission Shift Cable Bushing Repair Kit, Shifter Cable Kit Fits Select Fiat, Jeep, and Mini Models, Manual Transmission Shift Cable Replacement Bushing, Easy Repair Replacement

These bushings worked great for my Fiat 500 Abarth! The BushingFix bushings were the perfect complement to my short shifter and made my shifts feel crisper. Now it feels like I'm driving a sports car when rowing through the gears! Trickiest part of the install was removing the old bushing material. I cut out most of it with a razor blade, torched the remaining rubber for 30 seconds, and was easily able to clean out the carrier. Afterwards, I pressed in the bushings using a vise. Make sure you count the number of turns when removing your original bushing carrier!

Black bushing failed after 2300 miles, ended up needing to have the car towed. The extra star is because they did tighten up the shifter feel while they still worked. I’d recommend the DICorse shifter linkage solid rod ends instead of these - more initial cost but way less likely to fail. UPDATE: I ordered a second kit while waiting for the solid rod ends from DICorse (gotta get to work somehow). Believe it or not, the second kit failed only one full day after the install, about 15 miles of driving. This is the SECOND time this kit has failed and left me stranded and waiting for a tow. Don’t install these - I guarantee you’ll regret it eventually (or like in my case, almost immediately).

This is a cheap and quick fix for Mini coopers with sudden loss of shifting. The real problem is with the shifter itself and the problem will probably happen again unless you pony up the money to replace it. My total repair was about $100.00.

I inserted this bushing in my 2014 Mini Cooper (F56). I could already tell how dry the bushing out of the packaging. Pressed it in using a clamp as instructed. The diameter is a few millimeters off two it was loose in the housing. Took a short drive in city traffic and back to see how it fared. Bushing had completely fallen apart. Waste of money and effort.

This is my second one. First one had a little chip out of it. Thought it would be ok. Came out after about a 100 miles. So now I'm trying it again. Wish me luck

This works great. Just have to clean the area of all remaining rubber. Which is a little bit of a pain. I purchased the NA1kit at first. The smaller orange bushing is to small. Will not work on my pre facelift Mini. The FM1kit works perfect.

Doesn’t fit 2014 Mini Cooper S F56. Flange end gets mangled when pressing in. No amount of hot water will help. No amount of grease will help. Material is too rigid. When I accessed my cables I found the other one was previously repaired with some mesh backed tape. I’ll be doing the same again and hopefully this will last about ten years.

Only lasted a few hundred miles before it split in half, so I lost ability to shift. Luckily I was close to home, and was able to get home stuck in 3rd gear. The supplied tools made it pretty simple to install, but not sure why it split in half. I did use a small vise to install it, and it was a very tight fit. It was within the return period, so no issue getting a refund. Based on problem, I didn't trust trying another bushing, so I bought a full new cable. Replacing just the bushing is WAY easier that changing out the entire cable, so its a shame it didn't last. As a note, this was installed on a 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman S. Also, because this bushing is much thicker than the stock bushing, the stock security clips don't fit around it.