Rennshifter Adjustment Challenges Options

[RickS]

On another thread I read so many glowing comments about the Rennshifter, had to get one. After about 15 adjustments it feels ok, BUTT (does this thread make my but look big?) when the car is stone cold (garage temp 45*) getting into 2nd now involves some grinding and 4th and 5th are unobtainium until i drive the cat stuck in 2nd and 3rd long enough to warm up the tranny and the everything shifts great. Everything snicks into place relatively well with no grinding.

I understand metal experiences thermal expansion so (thinking out loud) when things are cold the tolerances are too tight and if not 100% spot on in adjustment this is the result. The issue then is adjusting the shifter when it’s 30-40* outside before the tranny warms up enough OR I just don’t drive it until the temps reach 50 degrees in the mornings.

Will letting the car idle for a few minutes warm up the tranny too, or does it only gain heat through convection? Guess I could try idling for a few minutes to find out.

This adjustment thing is driving me mad.

[thieuster]

Did you check the gearbox oil level? And are you sure that the type of oil is the correct one for the temps in your region?

The check the box side of the shifter - and what the others wrote.

M