Description Reviews When swapping out the stock shifter in your MINI for Craven Speed Adjustable Short Shifter, it can be tricky to get the stock retaining clip out without breaking it. The stock clip is also very loose fitting which results in a lot of extra play in your shifter. If you've already done the work to get the shifter out, take the opportunity to improve on the retaining clip in a big way with our machined acetal retaining clip replacement.. Acetal (polyoxymethylene or POM) is a high strength, low friction engineering plastic that has excellent wear properties in both wet and dry environments. Acetal is chemically resistant to hydrocarbons, solvents, and neutral chemicals. It will never break, and it will eliminate any play at the shifter main pivot. Even if you don't have our short shifter, you will notice a big difference in shifting if you upgrade to our retaining clip. Note: While officially it is not made for the Gen 1 MINI's (R50, R52, R53), some owners have been able to make it fit with slight modification. This modification is for the more advanced mechanic that is comfortable with do an operations like this. Instructions Link