Finally installed my SSK

Suprgnat · 03-23-2013, 01:27 PM

Wasn't too bad a job. My only "OH, duh!" moment was realizing that the "special tool and bearing mount in the CCW direction" was from UNDER the car. CW from above in the cockpit FTW.

Love it, love it, love it. The factory SSK lever is essentially the same length as stock (actually slightly longer), it's the length under the fulcrum that gets substantially longer to create an over all shorter throw.
Kit was P/N 25 11 0 444 655

I also installed the BMS clutch stop which I love also but I'm going to remove one shim as my car doesn't think I have the clutch all the way in unless I step on it really hard. (I had a minor panic attack when my new car wouldn't respond when I pressed the start button...)

FWIW, and I realize this is the wrong place, but I will be selling the SSK knob and boot. I re-used the M-Sport knob and boot that came with the car.

r0nd3L · 03-23-2013, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Suprgnat

I also installed the BMS clutch stop which I love also but I'm going to remove one shim as my car doesn't think I have the clutch all the way in unless I step on it really hard. (I had a minor panic attack when my new car wouldn't respond when I pressed the start button...)

Congrats on the shifter! And LOL at the car not starting, I had the same issue on my car haha. With full stack clutch end point was perfect, but not deep enough to engage the clutch switch, unfortunately.

631twentyeighteye · 03-23-2013, 03:17 PM

I also had that issue. Took one washer out and it's perfect. How much shorter is the throw with the SSK? Compared to 135i/335i's the throw is already really short on n52's. I was debating getting one but decided against it as i don't want it too short.

Dackelone · 03-23-2013, 03:46 PM

Sweet! So you installed the 128i SSK P/N 25 11 0 444 655 in your 128i.

Why didn't you just order the SS lever and plastic bushing and some extra C-Clips? Since you did not need/use the Perf knob and boot. ?

(1) SSK lever p/n 25117542200
(1) plastic bushing p/n 25111220600
(4) C-clips p/n 25111220379

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...=25&fg=95&hl=2

Suprgnat · 03-23-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

How much shorter is the throw with the SSK?

I didn't actually measure it, and the BMW blurb says "up to 25%, but I'd guess in the 18 to 20 percent range. It feels great and definitely not too short.

Suprgnat · 03-23-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Why didn't you just order the SS lever and plastic bushing and some extra C-Clips?

Easy, because I hadn't decided not to use them yet. I may change my mind still. I kind of like the heft/mass of the performance knob. It's smaller, but feels beefier in its own way. Hell, they take 30 seconds to change. I may keep them both and swap them out on a whim.

Suprgnat · 03-27-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

How much shorter is the throw with the SSK?

I analyzed my picture and based on what I could measure BMW's "up to 25%" is spot on in this application.

Dackelone · 03-27-2013, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Suprgnat

I analyzed my picture and based on what I could measure BMW's "up to 25%" is spot on in this application.

BMW shifter throws...

N54 = 80 mm's
N54 Perf SSK = 55 mm's
N55 = 70 mm's.

Suprgnat · 03-27-2013, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

BMW shifter throws...

N54 = 80 mm's
N54 Perf SSK = 55 mm's
N55 = 70 mm's.

Didn't measure the actual throw but the ratio difference. Numbers are accurate enough for this analysis, 20 degree angle is random and irrelevant to the result.

Dackelone · 03-27-2013, 02:57 PM

^^You just lost me. I can understand throws better than angles.

Suprgnat · 03-27-2013, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

^^You just lost me. I can understand throws better than angles.

I guess it boils down to: Whatever your 128i's shift lever throw is, if you put on this kit it will be about 25% less. I didn't do a throw measurement before and after and don't know the travel of the shift rod, so I can't calculate the actual throw, just the percentage difference.

Fireflyer239 · 03-30-2013, 07:03 AM

You won't be thinking about angles and millimeters when you drive (I hope), just about how good it feels!

Suprgnat · 03-30-2013, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Fireflyer239

You won't be thinking about angles and millimeters when you drive (I hope), just about how good it feels!

I haven't even turned on my radio in three weeks.

Apiasto · 05-13-2013, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Didn't measure the actual throw but the ratio difference. Numbers are accurate enough for this analysis, 20 degree angle is random and irrelevant to the result.

LOL Solid Works?

andrey_gta · 05-13-2013, 06:54 PM

Sweet. I would like to to this for the n54 lever. Will check back here soon

@Suprgnat if i give you measurements of the n54 lever can you add it to this picture?

Suprgnat · 05-13-2013, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by andrey_gta

Sweet. I would like to to this for the n54 lever. Will check back here soon

@Suprgnat if i give you measurements of the n54 lever can you add it to this picture?

Sure, easy enough.

Suprgnat · 05-13-2013, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Apiasto

LOL Solid Works?

Autodesk Inventor Professional

Apiasto · 05-14-2013, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apiasto

LOL Solid Works?

Autodesk Inventor Professional

I thought it was a newer version of SW that I haven't seen yet... Then again I haven't used it in 3 years... Pro-E is my new home

exPat · 06-10-2013, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dackelone

Sweet! So you installed the 128i SSK P/N 25 11 0 444 655 in your 128i.

Why didn't you just order the SS lever and plastic bushing and some extra C-Clips? Since you did not need/use the Perf knob and boot. ?

(1) SSK lever p/n 25117542200
(1) plastic bushing p/n 25111220600
(4) C-clips p/n 25111220379

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...=25&fg=95&hl=2

Thanks, Dack. I found P/N 25111220379 is also known as P/N 25117571899. Shifter C-Clips.

Suprgnat · 08-16-2017, 10:22 PM

I've collected all the parts. New BMWP SSK shift lever, new shift lever bearing/retainer, AKG DTM Selector Rod, and AKG Shifter Housing Bushings ready for a drop-in install to replace my existing BMWP SSK. Now, like always, I seek time to do the install.

asbrr · 08-17-2017, 09:25 AM

Excellent, you're gonna love the extra precision of the AKG DSSR...

VA08 · 10-03-2017, 10:03 AM

Suprgnat have you been able to install the AKG selector rod and shifter arm bushings? I would love to get your impressions on them as I'll be doing a shifter refresh soon as well

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Suprgnat Слава Украине! 2311 Rep 2,440 Posts Drives: 2013 128i LMB 6MT ZMP Slicktop Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: California iTrader: (7) Garage List 2013 128i [9.58]	Finally installed my SSK Wasn't too bad a job. My only "OH, duh!" moment was realizing that the "special tool and bearing mount in the CCW direction" was from UNDER the car. CW from above in the cockpit FTW. Love it, love it, love it. The factory SSK lever is essentially the same length as stock (actually slightly longer), it's the length under the fulcrum that gets substantially longer to create an over all shorter throw. Kit was P/N 25 11 0 444 655 I also installed the BMS clutch stop which I love also but I'm going to remove one shim as my car doesn't think I have the clutch all the way in unless I step on it really hard. (I had a minor panic attack when my new car wouldn't respond when I pressed the start button...) FWIW, and I realize this is the wrong place, but I will be selling the SSK knob and boot. I re-used the M-Sport knob and boot that came with the car. Last edited by Suprgnat; 11-30-2016 at 10:01 AM..
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631twentyeighteye Colonel 198 Rep 2,239 Posts Drives: 08 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long island iTrader: (7)	I also had that issue. Took one washer out and it's perfect. How much shorter is the throw with the SSK? Compared to 135i/335i's the throw is already really short on n52's. I was debating getting one but decided against it as i don't want it too short. __________________ 08 e93 335i MT
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Dackelone European Editor 10526 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	Sweet! So you installed the 128i SSK P/N 25 11 0 444 655 in your 128i. Why didn't you just order the SS lever and plastic bushing and some extra C-Clips? Since you did not need/use the Perf knob and boot. ? (1) SSK lever p/n 25117542200 (1) plastic bushing p/n 25111220600 (4) C-clips p/n 25111220379 http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...=25&fg=95&hl=2 __________________ Dackel's European Delivery Museum Guide
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Dackelone European Editor 10526 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	^^You just lost me. I can understand throws better than angles. __________________ Dackel's European Delivery Museum Guide
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andrey_gta Brigadier General 298 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	Sweet. I would like to to this for the n54 lever. Will check back here soon @Suprgnat if i give you measurements of the n54 lever can you add it to this picture? __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is
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Suprgnat Слава Украине! 2311 Rep 2,440 Posts Drives: 2013 128i LMB 6MT ZMP Slicktop Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: California iTrader: (7) Garage List 2013 128i [9.58]	Updated BMWP SSK +AKG I've collected all the parts. New BMWP SSK shift lever, new shift lever bearing/retainer, AKG DTM Selector Rod, and AKG Shifter Housing Bushings ready for a drop-in install to replace my existing BMWP SSK. Now, like always, I seek time to do the install. __________________ Inertia is the enemy! My car's photo history: https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1570551
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VA08 New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 328i 6MT MSport Sedan Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Suprgnat have you been able to install the AKG selector rod and shifter arm bushings? I would love to get your impressions on them as I'll be doing a shifter refresh soon as well
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