New quickshifter in S3

[glenrobbo]

Kitchski said:

Sold to the man with no hearing!

Pardon?

[greymrj]

glenrobbo said:

Hi Richard, YHM

I'm willing to take the gamble. I'm old and deaf anyway. And a sucker for a bargain, especially if it gives me a buzz

You are supposed to use it to change gear with Glen!!

[Maffe]

Just had my tiv out for a test drive and I must say the gear shift now was fantastic!
Quick shift and new sadle did the trick, well spent money and big thanks

[Ralph S3]

Just fitted the short shifter and gone out for a test drive. It's literally like driving a different car. Completely sorts out the 80s saloon car gear change and turns it into a precise, short throw, sports shift. Do not, for one second, hesitate to fit this to your S. Thanks Richard

[glenrobbo]

+1 Torally agree!
I've just fitted mine, along with the Montego rubber gearstick bellows from Rimmerworld that Joe linked to a while back.

I quite agree, the difference is amazing:

It's like the bolt action on my old Lee Enfield .303 rifle: slick, positive and smooth.
I just took it for a short test drive but only got up to a maximum of 50 mph, so time will tell if it buzzes at speed. If it does, I'll get a 'We Love Manchester' Bee sticker to put on my knob.

I am so pleased with it, I treated myself to a nice cuppa.

Here is a picture for those interested:


Thanks Richard. .

[phillpot]

Kitchski said:

it buzzed on the chap's car.

That "big lump" on the original sticks is a rubber damper developed by Ford many years ago to help reduce gear lever "tizz". with all the others noises, rattles and squeaks going on in the average S it may not be such an issue

Edited by phillpot on Wednesday 26th September 04:52

[Kitchski]

phillpot said:

That "big lump" on the original sticks is a rubber damper developed by Ford many years ago to help reduce gear lever "tizz". with all the others noises, rattles and squeaks going on in the average S it may not be such an issue

Edited by phillpot on Wednesday 26th September 04:52

It is indeed, yeah.

Most Sierras were 4-cyl though, and where the S is a V6 it's fortunately a bit smoother. Only had the one issue, as mentioned above, but we're all ears for issues or thoughts people have.

[glenrobbo]

Kitchski said:

Only had the one issue, as mentioned above, but we're all ears for issues or thoughts people have.

Pardon?


Seriously, it's absolutely brilliant, Richard.
It has reduced the wear on my elbow by over 36%
Many thanks.

[ukflyboy]

Evening folks, been a while but got out for a bit of a drive with my quickshifter fitted, only the 2nd proper one due to other issues which have been getting sorted. Unfortunately mine produces a pretty raucous buzz with revs above 3000 in any of the forward gear selections, but particularly 3rd. It doesn't seem to be rubbing on anything and if I apply a bit of pressure to it in any direction or push down on it then I can stop it, but it is rather loud. Has anyone any experience of this? I see Mike mentions a buzz above, but been all the back through the thread and couldn't find the detail about it.

[GreenV8S]

My S2 was terrible for that using the original TVR shifter. I assume the lever itself was flexing at the bend and hitting resonance.

[jay jay bee]

I had a similar experience with mine however, after speaking with Richard he sent a replacement lever and that's been fine.
Maybe it's down to machining tolerances.

[Jerseyjohn]

Hi all

Did anyone fit a new rubber gator over shifter?

old one has one one new did not.

Regards
John

[T' Veteran Racer]

Yes I fitted one to my new quickshifter. I used an old steering rack gaiter cut to size, it fitted perfectly.

[Maffe]

I used a new universal steering rack gaiter

[Jerseyjohn]

Hi all
Thanks.
I used a steering Rack gator Today.
All done.

[LLantrisant]

ukflyboy said:

Evening folks, been a while but got out for a bit of a drive with my quickshifter fitted, only the 2nd proper one due to other issues which have been getting sorted. Unfortunately mine produces a pretty raucous buzz with revs above 3000 in any of the forward gear selections, but particularly 3rd. It doesn't seem to be rubbing on anything and if I apply a bit of pressure to it in any direction or push down on it then I can stop it, but it is rather loud. Has anyone any experience of this? I see Mike mentions a buzz above, but been all the back through the thread and couldn't find the detail about it.

thats normal for those quickshift levers..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-5-SPEED-TYPE-9-QUI...

.all do it...as those shifters are mainly used in seven-ish kitcars like locost, westfield sylva or escort rally cars.... nobody in such cars is recognizing it as the other noises seem to cover-up the gearstick noise.

using this kit on your original ford shifter combines both: retaining the noise absorbing elements from the ford shifter plus getting the quicker gear-selection...

https://www.burtonpower.com/quickshift-gearlever-k...


by the way: your saddle inside the gearbox is still fitted and intact? this can also be an issue for noise

https://www.burtonpower.com/saddle-gearlever-to-se...

this said: Burton is listing above shifter for double the price (100,-pound) as a quiet model

https://www.burtonpower.com/quickshift-gear-lever-...


and here it seems a solutuon for the typical rattle:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Type-9-Anti-Rattle-Bear...

Edited by LLantrisant on Monday 29th June 20:28

Edited by LLantrisant on Monday 29th June 20:29

Edited by LLantrisant on Monday 29th June 20:35

[RayTVR]

ukflyboy said:

Evening folks, been a while but got out for a bit of a drive with my quickshifter fitted, only the 2nd proper one due to other issues which have been getting sorted. Unfortunately mine produces a pretty raucous buzz with revs above 3000 in any of the forward gear selections, but particularly 3rd. It doesn't seem to be rubbing on anything and if I apply a bit of pressure to it in any direction or push down on it then I can stop it, but it is rather loud. Has anyone any experience of this? I see Mike mentions a buzz above, but been all the back through the thread and couldn't find the detail about it.

Unfortunately, mine's the same and I've had to go back to the original. Looks like the ring that seals the ball has failed, as there's about 1mm of play in the ball.



Anyone tried the 'spacer' version from Burton?

LLantrisant said:

using this kit on your original ford shifter combines both: retaining the noise absorbing elements from the ford shifter plus getting the quicker gear-selection...

https://www.burtonpower.com/quickshift-gearlever-k...

Edited by RayTVR on Tuesday 30th June 09:45

[S2Andy]

My Quickshif shift also suffered the dreaded zizz. I bought a CV boot from Car Builder Solutions for about £8. About the smallest they do. Packed it with grease and now zip tied top and bottom. Easy fix and problem 95% solved.












My

[phillpot]

RayTVR said:

Anyone tried the 'spacer' version from Burton?

Cheap 'n cheerful, that's me all over ........ clicky dicky

[S2Andy]

I think its due to play in the spherical bearing, so any thing that puts either a compressive or tensile force however slight alleviates the problem.