I just bought a used 2003 Spyder GTS with about 62k miles from the original owner. Everything in excellent condition, runs great. During the test drive I noticed that the shifter was a little stiff and would not always return to center (between 3rd & 4th) when in neutral. Seemed minor so I bought the car.

I took apart, cleaned & lubed the shifter linkage all the way to the transmission and changed the gear oil. Everything seemed very free when I got done. Took it out for a test drive and shifted fine. However, when it gets hot, the problem comes back. When it cools off the shifter gets free again. The transmission seems to shift fine, no grinding or difficulty getting it into gear, but since it does not always center itself going from 2nd to 3rd can be a problem.

Any ideas?

Buy a short shifter and a nice replacement screw on knob.

I suggest the Megan Racing short shifter and the SC-Customs v2 shift knob.

http://store.sc-customs.com

Who all carries short shifters for the 3g eclipse?