In a message dated 5/27/2003 1:17:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gull@GULL.US writes: > Hmm...that's what I'd have thought, too, but on this page: > http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/Diesel/ForSale/ShiftLinkage.shtml#FAQ7 > it says that any play will be magnified by the degree of shift throw > reduction. Admittedly that's for A2's and not Vanagons, but it seems like > the basic physics should be the same. I'm a little unclear on how this > works out, though...I can't picture in my head why it would be true. David, Think of the Vanagon shifter like an uneven seesaw. One side is super long (that's the shifter in the passenger compartment); the other super short (the side which goes into the floor and connects to your shift rod. The fulcrum for the seesaw would be like the pivot point for the shifter. So as you move the fulcrum towards the long end as you would in the short throw shifter scenario in a Vanagon, the longer end is able to travel less for any given movement of the short side. The net result is a shorter throw from the long end, and less noticeable play. I think the Golf short throw shifter scenario is a different deal. The Golf shifter is a cable actuated system with relay rods and bushings. I only skimmed the reference you posted but it looked to me that they were talking about added wear to the relay shaft pivot bushing which causes added play later as the system gets older. BenT Sheefter |
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