Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Transmission / Shifter question

[clyde romero (clyderomero]

Bull shit your hand is only on a lever that is connecting to the shift rod
that moves the forks in the transaxle. 
You could sit on the damn thing and it would not effect the transmission
internals whether it was in gear or not.
Just think about it 
Where you hand is nothing more than linkage to the actual transmission
Have you mechanic get a parts book out and show you how his theory would
work.



         
 
 
Clyde
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Craig [mailto:dave.craig [at] sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:51 PM
To: clyde
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Transmission / Shifter question

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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