Anti - Venum fix
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Anti - Venum fix
Yesterday I installed a MGW shifter. Because now it has a "notchy" feeling it was suggested to install the washer in the transmission to fix the problem. I searched for an answer but could not find it as to why one thin washer makes a difference. Can anyone answer that?
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Yesterday I installed a MGW shifter. Because now it has a "notchy" feeling it was suggested to install the washer in the transmission to fix the problem. I searched for an answer but could not find it as to why one thin washer makes a difference. Can anyone answer that?
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Yesterday I installed a MGW shifter. Because now it has a "notchy" feeling it was suggested to install the washer in the transmission to fix the problem. I searched for an answer but could not find it as to why one thin washer makes a difference. Can anyone answer that?
Last edited by janky; Apr 12, 2015 at 01:21 AM.
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The detent plug creates an additional pressure which must be overcome by the shifter in order to change gears. The result of this added pressure is a magnifying of the natural notchiness a rod actuated shifter lever normally encounters, so backing off the detent plug a bit reduces that feeling. The plug itself is capped with a spring loaded ball bearing, so small changes in its thread depth create large changes in its preload.
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St. Jude '03 thru '24
Still has the positive feel yet easy to operate
