J West Shifter, early version Options

[Randal]

Anyone near Los Altos have one installed in their car? I'd like to see how yours feels dry shifting into 2nd so I can make sure mine is adjusted (if there is such a thing) correctly.

I'm having a tough time selecting second, either up from first or down shifting from third and I'm thinking it is either the spring setup or some other adjustment.

Of course I am shifting a lot harder than you would on the street, but if the shifter isn't installed correctly it just makes it worse.

Thanks.

[john rogers]

The question about clutch adjustment is: where does the clutch engage at when in 1st gear? I used to like mine to engage at 50% of outward pedal travel and that included the pedal arm hitting the stop which meant it was at 100% travel. I have driven other cars that the drivers liked theirs to engage at 25% out and even 75% out! Note I said engage as with a cable clutch mechanism and the nylon bushings in the pedal cluster feeling the release point can be hard. Also since I imagine you have a heavy duty racing type of clutch disk it might be dragging a bit?

Lastly how often do you normally adjust the cable and is it double nutted tightly? I have seen one of the nuts work loose and I can not figure how that ever happens and generally the cable will slowly stretch over time, even the super cables such as Terry.