Toby,
You are not the first I am sure!!!!!!
66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
To: a roadster list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 2:00 AM
Subject: 5th gear springs
> Ooooohhhh,
> Yeah, I did that, too- when one rebuilds one's 5-speed, one should
> notice that there are 2 different strength springs used to center the
> shifter! I didn't, and the 1-2 gate is HARD to cross, while the 5-R
> gate spring isn't strong enough to push the lever over quickly. So
> sometimes I spank R when I downshift, and feel really dumb. Twice,
> because it makes me an amateur wrench, and also an amateur driver!
> <grin> And you know, it's even covered in the manual that I never look
> at, except to maybe answer other peoples' e-mail questions <still
> grinning>
>
> Toby B
>
>
> > Shifts
> > nicely, but my downshift from 5th to fourth, caught "reverse" - slight
> > noise and probably my fault.
> >
>
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