<VV> shifting into 4th gear findings

[Ron]

What's "the quick shift"?  Have you been speed shifting it?  Barely bumping 
the clutch?  Hmmm -

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Brafford" <turbobraf at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:58 PM
Subject: <VV> shifting into 4th gear findings


>i moved the coupler back (towards the engine side) meaning the shifter tube 
>was about to pull away from the coupler. the gears were very difficult to 
>shift with the throw to 4th gear being shorter,  1st and 3rd seemed 
>difficult to get into, 4th did not work.
>
> went the other direction, with the coupler moved way up into the shfit 
> tube, the shifter moved way down, almost to the passenger seat when in 
> 4th, still no turning of the wheels in 4th.
>
> went back even further the other direction, ie the coupler was about to 
> come out of the shift tube, still nothing in 4th.
>
> Went back again with the coupler back into the shift tube, not as far as 
> before, but about a 1/16 inch past my scribe mark that i put on the 
> coupler when i was down in 4th as far as i could go when all this started.
>
> 1st thru 3rd and reverse were back to working ok again in this position, 
> when i went into 4th, the wheels did turn, but slow, too slow.
> at this point when in 2nd, the gear shift lever was vibrating a bit, maybe 
> cause the car was up off the ground.
>
> before i put it back on the ground to try again, any suggestions?  Should 
> i take the sideplate off  thge tranny and have someone that knows about 
> transmissions look at it?
> i have done about all the adjustment it seems that one can do.
> this is a rebuilt tranny about 2k miles ago, worked fine, also the quick 
> shift seemingly worked fine all this time.
>
> thanks in advance for the advice,
>
> Bill
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