Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Transmission / Shifter question

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

Hey clYdE - I dated a girl in my brand new 1966 VW who put her hands on my 
shift knob.  I gotta tell you she wrecked my transmission.  heh heh
DOUG
Sandy is gone, still have the VW.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "clyde romero" <clyderomero [at] worldnet.att.net>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Transmission / Shifter question


> 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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> 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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