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| jkb944t |
 Sep 17 2018, 11:12 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 464 Joined: 17-January 05 From: Canton, OH Member No.: 3,459 Region Association: None  |
I have had a problem with engaging 1st gear ever since I have had this 914. I have already done all the bushings and rebuilt the transmission. I can easily engage all the other gears including reverse.
I really have to pull hard to the left and down to actually engage 1st gear. It feels like a linkage issue but reverse is very easy to engage so I am not sure that is the case. Does this just sound like a basic linkage adjustment issue? Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. Jeff B |
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| jkb944t |
Sep 24 2018, 10:42 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 464 Joined: 17-January 05 From: Canton, OH Member No.: 3,459 Region Association: None |
I didn’t have too much time this weekend to work on the 914 but I did readjust the shifter linkage. I think it made a slight improvement for engaging 1st gear but it still blocks me out sometimes. I am beginning to think that this just may be a normal issue occasionally with the 901 transmission as Dr. Evil and Dr.914 mentioned. It always seems to go into 1st without any issue if I am downshifting into 1st while the car is rolling.
Adjusting the shift lever just slightly did make a huge difference in the feel from 1st to 2nd gear. Previously it was very easy to nick the reverse gear if you weren’t careful. Now it feels so much better and more positive going into 2nd gear. I checked my clutch and it was engaging a little on the low side, so I made an adjustment to improve it somewhat. I think the clutch cable is fairly new but I don’t have any more adjustment available now. I observed no movement of the clutch tube at the firewall or down in the center tunnel. Since it has not ever had any issue with grinding the gears I think the clutch is working correctly. I’ll have to get some more seat time before I can confirm the results of the weekends adjustments but it does appear that it is significantly improved. Jeff B |
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jkb944t 1st Gear Difficult to Engage Sep 17 2018, 11:12 AM
toolguy If you are still rolling a little, does it go in 1... Sep 17 2018, 12:14 PM
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If you are still rolling a little, does it go in ... Sep 17 2018, 08:41 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com the 901 style gearbox is notorious of being hard t... Sep 17 2018, 01:14 PM gereed75 one last suggestion - You may be hitting the end o... Sep 17 2018, 01:29 PM jkb944t
one last suggestion - You may be hitting the end ... Sep 17 2018, 08:44 PM burton73 If the car is in neutral, I always put the car in ... Sep 17 2018, 02:42 PM pete000 Both my 914s are fussy going into first when stopp... Sep 17 2018, 02:51 PM djway I have owned many an aircooled that had this probl... Sep 17 2018, 09:08 PM Lucky9146
I have had a problem with engaging 1st gear ever ... Sep 17 2018, 10:46 PM Dr Evil Man I chase this issue for customers, often. On ra... Sep 18 2018, 08:56 AM Dr Evil Some further internal mechanics to consider that c... Sep 18 2018, 09:05 AM 914Toy
Some further internal mechanics to consider that ... Sep 18 2018, 01:58 PM VaccaRabite Usually going into first is not an issue for me.
L... Sep 18 2018, 10:55 AM Dr Evil
Usually going into first is not an issue for me.
... Sep 18 2018, 11:20 AM 914Toy Hmmm - my message did not attach?
Will send again... Sep 18 2018, 01:59 PM 914Toy Does the passage of time and miles reduce this ban... Sep 18 2018, 02:03 PM jkb944t Wow, what a wealth of information! Thanks... Sep 19 2018, 05:58 AM djway
Wow, what a wealth of information! Thanks... Sep 19 2018, 10:13 AM Dr Evil
Wow, what a wealth of information! Thanks... Sep 19 2018, 11:05 AM jkb944t
Wow, what a wealth of information! Thanks... Sep 19 2018, 12:45 PM djway
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