New quickshifter in S3
Discussion
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
+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. .
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. .
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
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
It is indeed, yeah.Edited by phillpot on Wednesday 26th September 04:52
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.
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.
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
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...
https://www.burtonpower.com/quickshift-gearlever-k...
Edited by RayTVR on Tuesday 30th June 09:45
RayTVR said:
Anyone tried the 'spacer' version from Burton?
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