MGW shifter question?
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Melting Slicks
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MGW shifter question?
Just purchased MGW shifter...well quality fantastic. Q. I have not installed it yet and while admiring it, I am asking myself how does it center itself in neutral gate or for that matter not just stay below whatever gear it was in when putting it in the neutral gate?
Shifter is not spring loaded and stays in any position left in. I have no experience with any shifter leave alone stock or MGW. I would think it should be spring loaded to center it in neutral gate. Hope you understand my question. Rob
Shifter is not spring loaded and stays in any position left in. I have no experience with any shifter leave alone stock or MGW. I would think it should be spring loaded to center it in neutral gate. Hope you understand my question. Rob
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St. Jude Donor '08-'11
Just purchased MGW shifter...well quality fantastic. Q. I have not installed it yet and while admiring it, I am asking myself how does it center itself in neutral gate or for that matter not just stay below whatever gear it was in when putting it in the neutral gate?
Shifter is not spring loaded and stays in any position left in. I have no experience with any shifter leave alone stock or MGW. I would think it should be spring loaded to center it in neutral gate. Hope you understand my question. Rob
Shifter is not spring loaded and stays in any position left in. I have no experience with any shifter leave alone stock or MGW. I would think it should be spring loaded to center it in neutral gate. Hope you understand my question. Rob
the springs are already heavy by most people's opinion on a corvette. added springs are overkill and make the shifter too hard to move.
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During the installation it is important to check the shifter to transmission oreintation. With the shifter in neutral the alignment hole on the front of the shifter box housing should line up with the hole in the shaft. This can be checked with the pin from your stock shifter. (a 90* pin) If the pin is not available you can use the shank of a 5/32" drill bit. Make sure when the pin is installed that the shifter cannot be moved in either direction. The pin can be installed in the housing but beyond the shaft. This allows the shaft to move in the direction of first gear but not beyond neutral in the direction of second gear. This adjustment if necessary, is accomplished by loosening the shifter housing, adjusting the position to neutral by moving the housing and then tightening done the housing slowly with the pin installed. Another bit of information is to carefully tigten the shifter down and keep it as square as possible.
My experience with this is having to pull a new transmission to have first gear worked on because first gear was not fully engaged and began popping out of gear, even under load. The transmission was installed by a reputable shop but they did not accept the responsibilty of their mistake.
My experience with this is having to pull a new transmission to have first gear worked on because first gear was not fully engaged and began popping out of gear, even under load. The transmission was installed by a reputable shop but they did not accept the responsibilty of their mistake.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Edmonton Alberta, Canada
During the installation it is important to check the shifter to transmission oreintation. With the shifter in neutral the alignment hole on the front of the shifter box housing should line up with the hole in the shaft. This can be checked with the pin from your stock shifter. (a 90* pin) If the pin is not available you can use the shank of a 5/32" drill bit. Make sure when the pin is installed that the shifter cannot be moved in either direction. The pin can be installed in the housing but beyond the shaft. This allows the shaft to move in the direction of first gear but not beyond neutral in the direction of second gear. This adjustment if necessary, is accomplished by loosening the shifter housing, adjusting the position to neutral by moving the housing and then tightening done the housing slowly with the pin installed. Another bit of information is to carefully tigten the shifter down and keep it as square as possible.
My experience with this is having to pull a new transmission to have first gear worked on because first gear was not fully engaged and began popping out of gear, even under load. The transmission was installed by a reputable shop but they did not accept the responsibilty of their mistake.
My experience with this is having to pull a new transmission to have first gear worked on because first gear was not fully engaged and began popping out of gear, even under load. The transmission was installed by a reputable shop but they did not accept the responsibilty of their mistake.
