Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Transmission / Shifter question

(continued)

Not at all, although the less precise and sloppier the linkage is the  
less it will matter.
But, no matter what is between your hand the gearbox, the lever is  
still attached to the forks.
Jeff
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On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:55 AM, "Dan Warlick" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>  
wrote:
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

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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.

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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Re: Transmission / Shifter question	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Jeff Greenfield (coyoteacme-ltd.com)
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:30:45 -0800 (PST)