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Posted by: windforfun Jun 28 2010, 01:49 PM

What's more or less required to improve sloppy shifting into second gear? It wants to go into reverse unless I'm very careful. The car has about 45K miles on it. Does the transmission have to removed? Thanks.

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Jun 28 2010, 01:57 PM

QUOTE(windforfun @ Jun 28 2010, 12:49 PM)

What's more or less required to improve sloppy shifting into second gear? It wants to go into reverse unless I'm very careful. The car has about 45K miles on it. Does the transmission have to removed? Thanks.

Posted by: RJMII Jun 28 2010, 02:50 PM

What year of car? Is it side shift or tail shift?

tailshift improvements:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_shift_improve/914_tail_shift_improve.htm

both tail and side shift improvements:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_shift_improve/914_shift_improve.htm

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jun 28 2010, 02:59 PM

Pull the shifter assembly out and inspect the hole in the spring loaded plate underneath. If the long side of the hole isn't straight, there's your problem.

The Cap'n

Posted by: windforfun Jun 28 2010, 03:35 PM

QUOTE(RJMII @ Jun 28 2010, 01:50 PM)

Posted by: Tom_T Jun 28 2010, 03:57 PM

In addition to what George & the others have suggested above - since yours with VIN ....3000's is probably a Fall 72 DoM, it's now had 38 years of wear & use, so check the bushings - but as you get used to the 914's trans pattern, you'll develop the technique of roughly aiming for the glovebox/radio area to properly hit the gates coming out of 1st to 2nd.

Also, you should have a reverse lock-out spring in there to prevent accidental shift there, although the "gate-lock" is technically at the horizontal 1st/Rev gate - which will help you avoid "bounce-back into R if you get the pattern move right (even before you get around to replacing the shift bushings). So also check to see that the gate-lock is in there & operating, since they can jamb open, fail or get removed by DAPOs!

Posted by: windforfun Jun 28 2010, 04:11 PM

QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Jun 28 2010, 01:59 PM)

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jun 28 2010, 04:54 PM

It's not really a "lock out plate" It's more a spring loaded guide plate. If your touch is soft on the shifter, it will guide the lever away from the first/reverse plane and into second gear. If you tend to be ham fisted, it's not gonna provide the level of prevention you are looking for. BTW, if you remove the shifter assembly, mark the coupling as best you can (fore and aft, right to left) to ease the frustration of adjusting it.

The Cap'n

Posted by: windforfun Jun 28 2010, 05:17 PM

QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Jun 28 2010, 12:57 PM)

QUOTE(windforfun @ Jun 28 2010, 12:49 PM)

What's more or less required to improve sloppy shifting into second gear? It wants to go into reverse unless I'm very careful. The car has about 45K miles on it. Does the transmission have to removed? Thanks.

with such low miles it HAS to be a broken shifter bushing. Replace it (or them) and have precise shifting.