Rennshift installation problem
 

Hi guys

I'm having some trouble getting my rennshift to shift properly. :confused:

Installed the rennshift with the L bracket IN the tunnel as per the guidelines. Even though it forces the bracket under an angle in which the shifter bar starts binding with the bushing. That BTW was the first issue which I solved by adding some washers above the 6 mm holes.

Now I have another problem. It seems the bar that goes to the gearbox is rubbing against a bracket on the bottom of the tunnel. This happens as soon as I connect the bar to the Stomski coupler. As long as I do not connect the coupler, everything seems to be moving smoothly.

Any ideas would be great! This has kept me busy all day... :(

Ok, question 1 has been answered by the forums. It seems that there SHOULD be an aluminium spacer on the bottom of the shifter! Well, mine didn't have that (bought it new from JWest).

That explains the 'angle' thing...

Anybody ?

Email/call jwest and tell him what is up, maybe the wrong one was sent???

Good news! The tunnel rubbing issue has been fixed by using washers as spacers while I await the delivery of the original spacer (thx to JWest).

The other thing I was struggling with was the fact that when I connected the shifter rod to the tranny, nothing seemed to work anymore. Well, I called the guy who did the rebuild on my transmission (reputable) and he laughed a bit...

He said: 'ofcourse it's not going to shift'. You need to start the engine first so that everything gets lubricated properly.

Well, I guess I can go on from here... :D

That's indeed a fact! I mailed James West and he confirmed it. It seems that sometimes the packages get handles incorrectly and the spacer (or other parts) go missing.

He has asked my address and will send me the spacer. I have to say I'm happy with the service and the speed in which my questions have been answered by JWest.