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19-10-2010, 02:10 PM | #1 |
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WTF gearbox
got my astina with gtx engine yesterday.
must say, very quick. anyways, I noticed there's a hell of a lot more throw in changing gears, like the slots are further apart than my other astina. my question is what sort of gearbox must I have in it? I thought it'd be the same as the previous in my '90 sohc astina :s but this tells me something different, I highly doubt the car I previously bought already had a short throw installed. |
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19-10-2010, 02:23 PM | #2 |
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You've probably just got worn bushes.
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19-10-2010, 02:25 PM | #3 |
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I mean amazingly further gears. 5th touches my leg!
I'm asking to find out which/where short shifter to buy |
19-10-2010, 02:44 PM | #4 |
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just getting new bushes is a fairlycheap temporary fix and a good set of them will las a fair while
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19-10-2010, 03:50 PM | #5 |
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New bushes man. It will fix it
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19-10-2010, 06:08 PM | #6 |
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What sort of mechanic replaces an engine/trans and doesn't mention busted gear linkages? or should I say what sort of competent mechanic...
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19-10-2010, 07:21 PM | #8 |
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would be a different throw as they are different gearboxes. but it should not be as different. i guess when the linkages were changed, the link for the g series box had old bushes comepared to the f series link.
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20-10-2010, 03:37 PM | #9 |
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correct me if im wrong guys,but by memory f series doesnt run a lay shaft in the early bp's? (someone please confirm or correct me here)
if thats correct then you should have a peek down the back of the engine behind the intake manifold to where the drivers side drive shaft is,and see if its a one peice shaft,or if it is a 2 peice with the middle 'lay shaft' bolted to the rear of the block. if it has a lay shaft then it would be g series if this is so. |
20-10-2010, 05:12 PM | #10 |
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B8s didn't BPs did.
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20-10-2010, 11:58 PM | #11 |
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ah yep thats right the sohc's are b8's yeah?
ok kewl i was on the right track then,thanks cosmo |
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