I was talking to Rick Feibusch the other day-and he told me that when he
used to process work claims on Triumphs, the most common problem with Spits
were tranny-that even though in theory, the syncromesh (should) allow for
downshifting into first-it was a really bad idea to do so. And that by
shifting into first only from a complete stop was the way to go. so, this
"problem" is probably really a good thing!
Just my 2cents.
Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric A. Yates <eyates@earth.nwu.edu>
To: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 9:23 AM
Subject: Update: Gearbox goofiness
>
>Hello and thanks to all who had ideas for me about my misbehaving gearbox.
>Here's an update:
>
>Everything is fine. The two isolated incidents of getting "stuck" (once in
>2nd, once in neutral) have not occurred again in 200 miles of daily driving
>over the last week. Perhaps those incidents were just the car's way of
>working out two years of cobwebs... that's how long it was in storage
>before I bought the car this summer and finally got it running a couple
>weeks ago.
>
>The only remaining "problem" is that it will not shift into 1st until the
>car reaches a complete stop (or very near a complete stop). But, since I'd
>never really want to shift into 1st unless I was leaving a full stop, it is
>not really a problem at all. Once stopped, the gearbox snicks right into
>1st, and once underway, all shifts are clean with clean downshifts to all
>gears except first. Clutch feel and engagement "zone" are all good.
>
>By the way, to those who suggested topping off the clutch master cylinder:
>it was full and did not need topping off. I guess that's good.
>
>Again, thanks to all.
>
>Eric.
>
>
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>Eric A. Yates * eyates@earth.nwu.edu
>1978 Spitfire 1500 * FM 71614 U
>Chicago, IL USA
>
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