On the Renault Dauphene of 19xx (I forget, maybe 1955-60?), a similarly crisp shifter action was described as "broomstick in a bath tub." 3rd gear was somewhere in the glove box (I actually forget whether there was a glove box...), while shifting into 4th was liable to get you in trouble if you were on a date.... Dave 90 Westy >Thanks for all the info. I'm going to try the extension first, if I don't >like the results then I'll go for the short shift kit. It seems like a >good idea, but I'm leery of tearing into the shifter because adjusting it >is such a pain. One of these days I should go through and replace the >bushings, though, I suppose -- I did that on my '75 bus and I was amazed >how tight and crisp the shift throws were afterwards. Suddenly 3rd gear >was close at hand instead of over by the passenger door. ;) On that van >the linkage had gotten so bad I no longer had enough side-to-side travel >to reliably get all four gears -- I could have 1st and 2nd, or 3rd and >4th, but not necessarily all at the same time. > > >David Brodbeck, N8SRE >'82 Diesel Westfalia >'94 Honda Civic Si |
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