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Old 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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Old 19-10-2010, 02:23 PM   #2
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You've probably just got worn bushes.
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Old 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
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Old 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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Old 19-10-2010, 03:50 PM   #5
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New bushes man. It will fix it
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Old 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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Old 19-10-2010, 07:14 PM   #7
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Get a set of these.

Also, the gearbox might be a G series instead of F series, but that only changes the gear ratios and presumably wouldn't affect the throw.
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Old 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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Old 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.
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Old 20-10-2010, 05:12 PM   #10
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B8s didn't BPs did.
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Old 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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