[s-cars] Re: 6-speed Pro-Con-Ten

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Stocker, Gerard wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply. I must have missed your earlier remark about the
> liklihood that '95 and up don't use Pro-Con-Ten.
>
> I concur with your assumption about the widened AND hardened 1st gear. I
> think Charlie's site identifies the part numbers that we'd be able to verify
> once we received the tranny -- though I don't know how involved it is to
> verify. As Blau is making that claim, I'd think we'd have recourse with
> them.
>
*<Guys -

>Im typing on q dingy French keyboqrd, zith lots of keys in a different plqce.

I think the 95.5 stopped using the Pro Con ten, the eqrly 95 cqrs
had the >Pro COn Ten system.

After lqte ç(, the 95.5, qll had the wide 1st geqr, not the hardened
1st geqr.K*

Damn keyboard ...  helped by La >Vin Rouge qnd 1665 on tap.

    - Charlie

> If Pro-Con-Ten is a likely non-issue, and the 1st gear is strength is a
> likely non-issue, then it looks like I'm going to buy.
>
> Thanks,
>  Gerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Krasusky [mailto:KrasuskyP at FirstInterBank.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:07 PM
> To: 'Stocker, Gerard'; charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org;
> gailus at minidspring.com
> Subject: RE: 6-speed Pro-Con-Ten
>
>
> Gerry-
>
> As I said earlier, it's my understanding from many GOOD sources that '95 and
> up do not utilize the Pro Con 10 system, hence ANY 6 speed's center housing
> will be compatible.  I am also looking into the DSY as we speak.
>
> MY concern was whether or not a '99 DSY had the hardened mainshaft.  Charlie
> told me no, but his site says "all cars after 1996 have hardened mainshaft",
> and I'm told that by one other source as well.  Anyone have any thoughts?
>
> -Paul
> '95
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stocker, Gerard [mailto:StockerG at state.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:56 PM
> To: charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org; gailus at minidspring.com;
> krasuskyP at FirstInterBank.Com
> Subject: 6-speed Pro-Con-Ten
>
>
> Charlie, Paul & Paul,
>
> Blau contacted me about the DSY 6-speed they're selling that they alledge is
> brand new and from the Euro S4 TT. Charlies incredibly helpful site did not
> list this transmission code, but I saw the thread on the S-Car list through
> 11/6/02. My concerns, as much as possible, are allayed by what you three
> covered, with the exception of the Pro-Con-Ten system. This system, as I
> understand it, involves linking cables connected with the seatbelts thorough
> or around the transmission such that the movement of the tranny in a hard
> impact would pull the seatbelts tighter.
>
> I would like to keep this system, but understand that a plate or casting on
> our original urS4/S6 tranny that is part of this system does not mount to
> the DSY. I'm told the plate bolts to the original tranny, but that no
> provision is made for the bolt holes on the DSY.
>
> As I've never seen the original tranny from the location of this plate, nor
> have I seen any S4 TT tranny from a similar perspective, I'm hoping one of
> you has an opinion on how the full Pro-Con-Ten system can be retained with
> the DSY. Blau suggests that welding the plate to the new DSY might work, but
> I'd like some assurances (no one will be held liable :-).
>
> Blau needs me to respond this afternoon, unfortunately...
>
> Thanks,
>  Gerry
>  '95 S6
>  many fun mods!
>


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