sloppy shifter - fixed!

Livolsi, Stephane Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com
Mon May 5 12:59:34 EDT 2003


Took a look under the car (86 5ktq) on Friday after work.  With fellow
lister Tihol shifting the gears, I could clearly see that the collar that's
supposed to be bolted tightly to the tranny shift lever was not bolted very
tightly.  Snugged it up with a 10mm wrench and shifting is now very tight
again.
Tihol thought his 90Q was a bit sloppy too, so we took a look at that and,
waddaya know, it was loose too.  Different configuration, but still the same
problem.

Thanks to everyone who offered advice/info.

On a related note, I think these cars break down, because you get such a
great feeling when you get them fixed.  I was really in a foul mood because
of that sloppy shifting - you know, the old "what now?!" crap.  But then,
once it's fixed and you go for a test drive and exercise the turbo a bit,
you're all smiles and saying "I love this car!"

Stephane




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