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CarGuru > Volkswagen > Trouble with third gear 22 April 2005 04:59:18

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Trouble with third gear

Joe Gliebe 13 April 2005 00:09:43
 Here is one for you....I am using a bug transmission with a cable shifter
tin my Beck Spyder hat has worked really well. Recently, however, I has
been getting more difficult going from second to third. A few times I could
not finesse it in at all. I have to rev high and shift from second to third
rapidly, not hard, rapidly. It downshifts great from fourth to third
however. All other gears work well.

Any ideas. If it was the syncro it should still go in if I match rpm with
speed, and it would make a difference downshifting to third also I would
think/

Questions? Answers?

it is a swing axel by the way. Clutch is excellent, etc.


Thanks,
Joe Gliebe


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Speedy Jim 13 April 2005 00:16:54 permanent link ]
 Joe Gliebe wrote:
Here is one for you....I am using a bug transmission with a cable shifter > tin my Beck Spyder hat has worked really well. Recently, however, I has > been getting more difficult going from second to third. A few times I could > not finesse it in at all. I have to rev high and shift from second to third > rapidly, not hard, rapidly. It downshifts great from fourth to third > however. All other gears work well.>
Any ideas. If it was the syncro it should still go in if I match rpm with > speed, and it would make a difference downshifting to third also I would > think/>
Questions? Answers?>
it is a swing axel by the way. Clutch is excellent, etc.>
Thanks,> Joe Gliebe >
Yeah; doesn't sound like synchro.

Suppose the cable mech is not "rotating" the
shift lever (inner) quite enough for 3rd.
It may stall then between the 2/3 and 3/4
selectors.

Can you get at the front of the nosecone to
watch the rotation while shifting?

Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/­mp/volks/
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Joe Gliebe 14 April 2005 15:13:04 permanent link ]
 I certainly can, it is literally in the open since it is in the back of the
car. I will try that and get back to you.......I know the cables are free,
may even be overrotating it,,,,,

Joe
"Speedy Jim" <volks@nls.net> wrote in message
news:538ee$425c280f­$d8900a77$4636@NLS.N­ET...> Joe Gliebe wrote:>
Here is one for you....I am using a bug transmission with a cable shifter >> tin my Beck Spyder hat has worked really well. Recently, however, I has >> been getting more difficult going from second to third. A few times I >> could not finesse it in at all. I have to rev high and shift from second >> to third rapidly, not hard, rapidly. It downshifts great from fourth to >> third however. All other gears work well.>>
Any ideas. If it was the syncro it should still go in if I match rpm >> with speed, and it would make a difference downshifting to third also I >> would think/>>
Questions? Answers?>>
it is a swing axel by the way. Clutch is excellent, etc.>>
Thanks,>> Joe Gliebe> Yeah; doesn't sound like synchro.>
Suppose the cable mech is not "rotating" the> shift lever (inner) quite enough for 3rd.> It may stall then between the 2/3 and 3/4> selectors.>
Can you get at the front of the nosecone to> watch the rotation while shifting?>


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Busahaulic 16 April 2005 20:00:22 permanent link ]
 Are such cable shifter setups available somewhere? -BaH

"Joe Gliebe" <jcarrer1@bellsouth­.net> wrote in message
news:Abs7e.67395$vK­6.42706@bignews3.bel­lsouth.net...> I certainly can, it is literally in the open since it is in the back of
car. I will try that and get back to you.......I know the cables are
free,> may even be overrotating it,,,,,>
"Speedy Jim" <volks@nls.net> wrote in message> news:538ee$425c280f­$d8900a77$4636@NLS.N­ET...> > Joe Gliebe wrote:> >
Here is one for you....I am using a bug transmission with a cable
shifter> >> tin my Beck Spyder hat has worked really well. Recently, however, I
been getting more difficult going from second to third. A few times I> >> could not finesse it in at all. I have to rev high and shift from
second> >> to third rapidly, not hard, rapidly. It downshifts great from fourth
third however. All other gears work well.> >>
Any ideas. If it was the syncro it should still go in if I match rpm> >> with speed, and it would make a difference downshifting to third also I> >> would think/> >>
Questions? Answers?> >>
it is a swing axel by the way. Clutch is excellent, etc.> >>
Thanks,> >> Joe Gliebe> > Yeah; doesn't sound like synchro.> >
Suppose the cable mech is not "rotating" the> > shift lever (inner) quite enough for 3rd.> > It may stall then between the 2/3 and 3/4> > selectors.> >
Can you get at the front of the nosecone to> > watch the rotation while shifting?> >


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Guest 22 April 2005 04:59:18 permanent link ]
 This is tricky, especially for those not familiar with cable shifters. As
in all things that move, some metal wear will occur, same goes for the
moving parts of a cable shifter and everything else that moves to shift
gears in the tranny. Looks like a small amount of wear on this system
amounts to an non-proportional effect on the movement in the tranny shift
mechanism. Looks like the rotation was just a little too much and I was
shifting as before over rotating the mechanism in the nosecone. After
several disassemblies and reassemblies, I finally got it back to where it
was before and do not expect this to happen again anytime soon, since the
parts have now been "worn in". Thanks for the clue about "rotation" Speedy
Jim. That was the key.

I now REALLY understand this system.


Joe Gliebe
550 Spyder
1914 with 40mm dual webers
110 cam
MOFOCO 044 heads
and all other appropriate mods.

Now to concentrate on my cooling system

Joe


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