after market shifter questions
04-02-2008, 06:07 PM
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after market shifter questions do any of you guys have after market shifters in your c5 vettes? & if so are they hard to shift in to reverse?
My hsubands vette it takes 2 hands to throw the car in to reverse but all the other shifts are smooth as silk.
We had it in at the dealership today & they couldnt figure out what was wrong with it other then the fact that it might have been the shifter it self.
do we go out & buy another shifter or do we find out if something is wrong wtih this one?
My hsubands vette it takes 2 hands to throw the car in to reverse but all the other shifts are smooth as silk.
We had it in at the dealership today & they couldnt figure out what was wrong with it other then the fact that it might have been the shifter it self.
do we go out & buy another shifter or do we find out if something is wrong wtih this one?
04-02-2008, 07:38 PM
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04-02-2008, 08:54 PM
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Is it always hard? or only when the car is on?
Try putting it in 1st before going into reverse(without letting clutch out) and see if it makes it alittle easier to go in.
Try putting it in 1st before going into reverse(without letting clutch out) and see if it makes it alittle easier to go in.
04-02-2008, 09:00 PM
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The dealership says the clutch is fine, the syncros checked out great (over all the tranny is perfect)
it just shifts to reverse really hard & Yes it is All the time even when the car is off, I cant shift it in to reverse most of the time & dan has to use two hands.
it is an aftermarket shifter, & we were told by a couple other corvette guys to try a c6 shifter.
it would have cost us nearly 900 for them to take down the tranny & check the shifter.
it just shifts to reverse really hard & Yes it is All the time even when the car is off, I cant shift it in to reverse most of the time & dan has to use two hands.
it is an aftermarket shifter, & we were told by a couple other corvette guys to try a c6 shifter.
it would have cost us nearly 900 for them to take down the tranny & check the shifter.
04-02-2008, 09:05 PM
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you don't have to pull the tranny to change the shifter, just pop off console.
Oh, you might do a google search for "anti venom mod" Basically you put a washer under a bolt at the tranny and it makes it shift a little easier. I did it when I first got mine.
Oh, you might do a google search for "anti venom mod" Basically you put a washer under a bolt at the tranny and it makes it shift a little easier. I did it when I first got mine.
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Oh ok, well just reading over the dealership report & they said that its a MOMO shifter? dont know if anyone knows anything about them or not.
04-02-2008, 11:24 PM
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04-03-2008, 02:49 AM
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Could it be the reverse interlock? I don't know if vette's have them but F-body's do for sure.
If it takes two hands to push the lever to the right it sounds like that solenoid is not working.
If it takes two hands to push the lever to the right it sounds like that solenoid is not working.
04-03-2008, 03:09 AM
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04-03-2008, 08:32 AM
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04-03-2008, 08:39 AM
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It may be a good brand but if a ricer has a aftermarket steering wheel or shift **** 99% of the time its MOMO
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04-03-2008, 04:49 PM
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I never said it was crappy, its like the same situation as borla making exhaust for STi's, its not crap, but its a muscle car dominate brand
EDIT:Not saying anything wrong with using it either, its just when someone mentions MOMO most people are gonna have ricers pop in there mind first. Good parts are good parts, no matter who puts their logo on it.
EDIT:Not saying anything wrong with using it either, its just when someone mentions MOMO most people are gonna have ricers pop in there mind first. Good parts are good parts, no matter who puts their logo on it.
04-17-2008, 01:20 PM
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Sweet thread hijack!
Back to your shifting problem, reverse and first are not synchronized gears (from what I understand), so have you tried putting the car in 2nd, then reverse? My car won't go into first or reverse unless I put it in second first, then it slips right in (or first if the car is already moving).
I quite like my stock Z06 shifter.... The throw is just a little to long, but other then that its a solid shifter IMO.
Back to your shifting problem, reverse and first are not synchronized gears (from what I understand), so have you tried putting the car in 2nd, then reverse? My car won't go into first or reverse unless I put it in second first, then it slips right in (or first if the car is already moving).
I quite like my stock Z06 shifter.... The throw is just a little to long, but other then that its a solid shifter IMO.
04-17-2008, 03:35 PM
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Sweet thread hijack!
Back to your shifting problem, reverse and first are not synchronized gears (from what I understand), so have you tried putting the car in 2nd, then reverse? My car won't go into first or reverse unless I put it in second first, then it slips right in (or first if the car is already moving).
I quite like my stock Z06 shifter.... The throw is just a little to long, but other then that its a solid shifter IMO.
Back to your shifting problem, reverse and first are not synchronized gears (from what I understand), so have you tried putting the car in 2nd, then reverse? My car won't go into first or reverse unless I put it in second first, then it slips right in (or first if the car is already moving).
I quite like my stock Z06 shifter.... The throw is just a little to long, but other then that its a solid shifter IMO.
My guess would be the clutch is hanging up a just litttle, causing the transmission input shaft to turn when its depressed. The syncros "should" stop the turning.
Now that I think about it, what kind of fluid is in the transmission? This could be the symptom if the wrong type is in there. Too little syncro friction or not enough viscosity may be the problem.