Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Transmission / Shifter question

[Jeff Greenfield (coyote]

I've rebuilt more than a few manual transmissions in my life.

I don't think resting your hand on the shifter will cause any synchro  
wear. However, IT WILL cause excessive wear to the shift forks and  
this IMHO is a bad thing. I suppose worn shift forks could accelerate  
synchro wear.

So, like resting your foot on the clutch pedal when not actually  
shifting is a bad thing, so is resting your hand on the shifter.

All that said, it is kind of hard (on a 308/328 anyway) to rest your  
hand on the shifter (at least comfortably) in such a way to actually  
put pressure on it to cause this sort of wear.

Does this clear things up any?

Jeff

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On Feb 22, 2008, at 10:50 PM, "Dave Craig" <dave.craig [at] sbcglobal.net>  
wrote:

> So, I was talking to a Ferrari certified mechanic this week (about
> transmissions and related problems) and he asked me if I drive  
> around with
> my hand on the shifter.  I said sure, sometimes I leave my hand on the
> shifter.  He said this is bad and to stop.  Your had should only be  
> on the
> shifter during a gear change (according to this mechanic).  He  
> indicated
> that the pressure of my hand on the shifter would put a load on the  
> shifting
> forks and thereby increase the wear on the synchronizers. This is  
> actually
> the first time I have ever been told that leaving your hand on the  
> shifter
> is a bad thing.  Heck that is some of the fun of driving a manual
> transmission car.
>
> I trust this guy a lot and he has proven to be very knowledgeable  
> about
> Ferraris.  So, has anyone else been told this?  Is this just a Ferrari
> thing?  Or is this common knowledge and I was just not informed?
>
> Anyway, since this was new information to me, I wanted to pass this  
> along to
> others.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Craig
>
>
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