Acceptable shifter "rise"???
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Acceptable shifter "rise"???
Background;
I put in a new clutch, flywheel, PP, master and slave over the winter and am getting ready for summer.
No I did not get the c-beam "plates."
I noticed the shifter rise up about 1/4" under load AFTER I started paying attention to it, because off all the threads I have read on here about it. So today I got under the car and re-torqued the c-beam bolts. 40 foot pounds on the transmission and 60 on the diff. They were not loose at all and pretty much already torqued (I used blue loctite on assembly).
I did not pay attention to the shifter during heavy acceleration before and am unsure if it always did this.
The "glue" stuff that was on the c-beam is pretty much gone but there are not chips left that would prevent the beam from sitting flush. That's about all I can think of that is different.
I did not inspect the motor mounts all that closely, other than they are there and connected.
I'm starting to get paranoid about this as the autocross season starts this weekend!
I have also read a thread stating there will always be some shifter rise, does about 1/4" sound about like the norm?
Thanks,
Mike
I put in a new clutch, flywheel, PP, master and slave over the winter and am getting ready for summer.
No I did not get the c-beam "plates."
I noticed the shifter rise up about 1/4" under load AFTER I started paying attention to it, because off all the threads I have read on here about it. So today I got under the car and re-torqued the c-beam bolts. 40 foot pounds on the transmission and 60 on the diff. They were not loose at all and pretty much already torqued (I used blue loctite on assembly).
I did not pay attention to the shifter during heavy acceleration before and am unsure if it always did this.
The "glue" stuff that was on the c-beam is pretty much gone but there are not chips left that would prevent the beam from sitting flush. That's about all I can think of that is different.
I did not inspect the motor mounts all that closely, other than they are there and connected.
I'm starting to get paranoid about this as the autocross season starts this weekend!
I have also read a thread stating there will always be some shifter rise, does about 1/4" sound about like the norm?
Thanks,
Mike
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I re-used the stock bolts.
The rear suspension bushings, although not in new shape, are all there. The differential is not moving around.
I just am unsure if I am noticing a problem or just noticing something that's always been there.
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As for c-beam plates, yeah they sure are nice, but I have a metal band saw, drill press and welder. I can't justify his price for them, although they sure are nice.
