Sloppy shifter
Sep 10, 2012, 05:06 PM
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Sloppy shifter
i have a question about my shifter. It engages the gears fine but it has no return to center. there is a 1lbs steel ball on the end of it and it is a very short shifter. this lack of spring in the shifter is making it very hard to be precise in my gear changes. does anyone have any suggestions on how i could make this any better?
Sep 11, 2012, 01:54 PM
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i currently have my transmission out of the car, and prior to disassembling it, the selector would not return to neutral when it was off the car, so it's not cables, bushsings, or any of that nonsense...
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Sep 12, 2012, 11:51 AM
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We sincerely apologize about posting here. The post was done too quickly and I thought this was the EVO forum. Please keep us posted on what the solution is. We apologize for the confusion once again.
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Sep 12, 2012, 11:59 AM
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it could be a few things...i have not heard back from TWM yet.
if you had a seizing cable, that could cause it...the spring in the shifter base is fine for neutral return, there are other ones that are in the control housing, they are internal to the transmission, they are part of the control housing...the select lever is the side to side on the shifter, which is the in and out on the control housing, that in and out motion has two neutral return springs, both pushing toward center, on mine one works, so the shifter doesn't stick to any one side, it stick to the left between 1st and 2nd, which i'm fairly certain is the top spring...
i know it's not in the car because when i operated the shift and select levers with the transmission out of the car, it was sticking...the really ****ty thing is that the spring may work fine, but something is binding, perhaps a bent shift fork or something...i'll look deeper into it as i put the transmission back together...you could try disconnected your cable ends and see if the shifter is returning to center, then you'll know if it's in the shifter base or in the control housing...
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see above, i got a reply from TWM
if you had a seizing cable, that could cause it...the spring in the shifter base is fine for neutral return, there are other ones that are in the control housing, they are internal to the transmission, they are part of the control housing...the select lever is the side to side on the shifter, which is the in and out on the control housing, that in and out motion has two neutral return springs, both pushing toward center, on mine one works, so the shifter doesn't stick to any one side, it stick to the left between 1st and 2nd, which i'm fairly certain is the top spring...
i know it's not in the car because when i operated the shift and select levers with the transmission out of the car, it was sticking...the really ****ty thing is that the spring may work fine, but something is binding, perhaps a bent shift fork or something...i'll look deeper into it as i put the transmission back together...you could try disconnected your cable ends and see if the shifter is returning to center, then you'll know if it's in the shifter base or in the control housing...
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see above, i got a reply from TWM
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Sep 12, 2012, 01:58 PM
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I'll see if me and wolf can take apart the shifter today and see whats going on with it.
The up and down gear selection is fine, its just the left and right motion while in neutral. It doesn't seem like its heavy or seized, just non existent. There is a slight resist to moving, but that's about it.
Where exactly are these top and bottom springs you're talking about and how do you get at them. And if they are seized, can they cables/springs or whatever is in there be lubricated to help with the feel of the shifter?
The up and down gear selection is fine, its just the left and right motion while in neutral. It doesn't seem like its heavy or seized, just non existent. There is a slight resist to moving, but that's about it.
Where exactly are these top and bottom springs you're talking about and how do you get at them. And if they are seized, can they cables/springs or whatever is in there be lubricated to help with the feel of the shifter?
Sep 12, 2012, 06:07 PM
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PROBLEM SOLVED
Turns out that when Rob had his shifter installed for him, they put the shifter return to center spring on all f***ed up and it did absolutely jack for the shifter. It was just kind of chilling there doing nothing.
Wolf has some pictures, maybe he will post them tonight if we get lucky.
Turns out that when Rob had his shifter installed for him, they put the shifter return to center spring on all f***ed up and it did absolutely jack for the shifter. It was just kind of chilling there doing nothing.
Wolf has some pictures, maybe he will post them tonight if we get lucky.
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