Adjusting the gear selector lever

nick · Postby **nick** » 19 Jul 2012 21:35

I was unhappy with how I hard I had to work at finding 4th gear when shifting from 3rd. The shifter always wanted to go into 2nd unless I moved it with some side force. Probably most of you already knew that if the dummy had read the manual he would have known that there is a procedure for setting up the spring tension correctly.

After going through the procedure I am very satisfied at how smoothly the selector moves through all the gears.

nick
'79 TR7

dursleyman · Postby **dursleyman** » 19 Jul 2012 22:57

Nick,
Good to hear you found a solution to the problem gearchanges. Its always said to be a bloke thing "If all else fails - then read the manual"
Seriously, the thing that often causes a similar problem is those four sets of rubber bushes that hold the remote onto the gearbox. They disintegrate with age making the changes a bit random. Very easy and fairly cheap to fix by replacing the bushes, and a lot of folks use poly ones these days.

Russ

1980 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

DNK · Postby **DNK** » 19 Jul 2012 23:34

Oh the humanity.
Read the manual?

Don
"No More Cars For You"
71 TR6- Perpetual remodel Now 4 Sale, now sold
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants

Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 20 Jul 2012 04:24

Hope you don't mind if we copy you nick. My gear change resistance to reverse gear selection has felt a bit weak recently. I've been wondering if it was just me, driving more different cars, or perhaps my selector set up.

Once I have a head back on the thing, I'll have to turn to that page of the manual myself, & continue with the spanner work.

Thanks for the shove in the right direction.

Hasbeen

Cobber · Postby **Cobber** » 20 Jul 2012 06:50

Now come on, be fair. Reading the manual is cheating!
If you read the manual you might actually do it right fist time, thereby denying yourself the joy of doing it again and possibility of doing it even more times until such time as you actually get it right.
I ask you: Where's the fun in that? [:D]

80'Triumph TR7, , 73'Land Rover (Ford 351. V8),
'89 Ford Fairlane
'98 MG-F, 69'Ford F250.
76' Ford F100

nick · Postby **nick** » 20 Jul 2012 13:49

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dursleyman

Nick,
Good to hear you found a solution to the problem gearchanges. Its always said to be a bloke thing "If all else fails - then read the manual"
Seriously, the thing that often causes a similar problem is those four sets of rubber bushes that hold the remote onto the gearbox. They disintegrate with age making the changes a bit random. Very easy and fairly cheap to fix by replacing the bushes, and a lot of folks use poly ones these days.

Russ

1980 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK

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Russ,
When I bought my car changing the remote bushes was the first job I did. I think my adjusters got screwed up when I had the gearbox out and apart last year. I disassembled parts of the remote and probably did not set them back correctly. The only problem I had with making the adjustment is that the jam nuts are difficult to access.

nick
'79 TR7

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 20 Jul 2012 16:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Cobber

... Reading the manual is cheating!
If you read the manual you might actually do it right fist time ...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
The trick is to read the manual and screw it up nevertheless [:D]

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Beans · Postby **Beans** » 20 Jul 2012 16:18

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Hasbeen

... My gear change resistance to reverse gear selection has felt a bit weak recently ...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Might be the tip of the gear selector that is worn smooth.
Pull it out and refit it backwards should do the trick.
If that doesnâ€™t cure it youâ€™ll have to re-adjust the baulk plate.

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1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, now restored and back on the road)
1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)
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whitenviro · Postby **whitenviro** » 20 Jul 2012 17:39

I agree with Beans; I'm perfectly capable of screwing something up even with the manual open right in front of me. I always think doing something the first time is just practice and next time (like ten minutes later) I am really going to do it right.

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