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Re: How do you shift?

Postby gtirob01 » Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:27 pm

How do I shift?

I press the clutch in with my left foot, and move the gear selector in an "h" type pattern from 1 to 6. The proper way!  ;D
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Re: How do you shift?

Postby expat » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:22 am

[quote]How do I shift?

I press the clutch in with my left foot, and move the gear selector in an "h" type pattern from 1 to 6. The proper way!
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Re: How do you shift?

Postby Ivan » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:45 pm

Clutch pedal, 5 gears, wheelspin in 1st on wet roads. Park in reverse gear if you want to get the keys out...
And i want an ECU update to 185hp...
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Re: How do you shift?

Postby gtirob01 » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:34 pm

[quote][quote]How do I shift?

I press the clutch in with my left foot, and move the gear selector in an "h" type pattern from 1 to 6. The proper way!
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Re: How do you shift?

Postby beaky » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:44 am

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Try this, (I had a 1988 5.0 with the same issue),
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Re: How do you shift?

Postby Hagar » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:33 am

Yes. it is cable-actuated- and it is "self adjusting", which may need adjusting, itself. ;D
I finally checked the Haynes manual, and they recommend checking it by pulling up on the clutch pedal, then pushing it in and listening for a "click". Did that, heard the click, and it immediately was happier. I'd thought it was the gearbox (not something I want to mess with), but this is different (something I might mess with).
So the next step may be to make sure that whole mechanism is rigged right. I guess it's worth doing, despite having to remove the steering wheel to do it... whoever last worked on this (and it was recently) mis-aligned the steering wheel when they put it back on, apparently, and I've been meaning to fix that, it drives me batty. Can't take a quick look at the water temp without turning left... :D

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