Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 10:05 PM |
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Type 9 shortshift
The joys of building a part-built kit have always thrown mystery on a lot of things, but this is the latest issue I've come across....
I've got (which was already fitted when I got the car) a gear lever extension kit which pushes the lever itself back 6-odd inches along the
center tunnel. But as per usual, I wanted to fit the short shift kit that i found in one of the boxes.
I took the standard gear lever off, no problems there. But looking at the contents/mechanism of the suggested replacement, I'm a tad confused.
Do I need to re-use part of the original unit, or am I missing a part?
Somewhat confused as to how it all works now!
 
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 10:06 PM |
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This is the original unit, but obviously looks a lot more intact and together! Have I inherited another collection of useless parts?
 
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jonrotheray
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| posted on 27/6/10 at 10:17 PM |
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I've still got one in a bag somewhere - never fitted it.
The quickshift works by moving the fulcrum upwards and adding a spacing plate beneath.
I guess you've got a replacement gear lever shaft with a higher fulcrum plus a plate to space it higher. The remaining pieces are scavenged from
the original lever (I think)
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djtom
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 09:49 AM |
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You appear to be missing a part - the new gear lever should have a machined aluminium plate that the rose joint bush is pressed into. This allows it
to be bolted to the top of the gearbox.
Like this one...
http://minishop-portugal.com/loja/popup_im
age.php?pID=2699&osCsid=f302b2f224f6c52d3ff8d60f164113aa
Tom
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 01:53 PM |
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the kit I had contained the parts shown minus modified gear levers.
The aluminium spacer goes under the original gear lever. The plastic u clip thing was instered around the original lower part of the lever to move
the pivot point of the lever. It involved removing a circlip and then in a vice tapping the lever through it's pivot surround then inserting
the white plactic clip and then reassembling.
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 28/6/10 at 01:59 PM |
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I bought mine from rally design
2 part numbers available RD1742 which has a replacement gear lever and RD1772 which is road use and reuses original modified unit.
Email Rally design and tell them you've lost the instructions they may provide a scan of the single sheet that comes with it.
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