Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Transmission / Shifter question

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

I don't know that Dave's car has a problem, but his was the original post in
the thread, and Dave's Ferrari is the Mondial (Euro) coupe owned previously
by Matt Boyd and Rick Lindsay (and now of course by Dave Craig).
Tom Reynolds
Tulsa, OK
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Warlick" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Transmission / Shifter question


> I would have to think it would depend on the actual transmission layout in
> the car. The mid 70's Jeep's (the only personal reference I can attest to)
> had the shifter mounted directly to the top of the gear box. The seemingly
> would make sense and add theoretical validation to the original question.
If
> it's a linkage or cable system, then the fearless and wise clyDe would
seem
> to be correct once again. I forgot what car the original post mentioned
> specifically or if it was just a general question.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Greenfield" <coyote [at] acme-ltd.com>
> To: "Daniel" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Transmission / Shifter question
>
>
> > Sorry Clyde, you're wrong on this one.
> >
> > Continuous pressure on the lever while in gear and running will put an
> > excessive side load on the shift forks and cause excessive/accelerated
> > wear.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:27 AM, "clyde romero"
<clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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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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