SpacePig

New Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #1

Ok this may sound dumb but is there really two level on the Auto Gear Box lever?

According to Manual

A spring loaded catch built into the handle of the gear selector lever, restricts movement of the lever, thereby preventing inadvertent gear selection. The catch has two pressures:
• the first pressure enables gear changes to be made within a single range of gears (High range OR Low range).
• the second pressure enables the selector to be moved from one range of gears to another (ie. from High TO Low).
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I always push the "catch" to its maximum (or second pressure) am I doing this all wrong for the past year and half

Thks

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #2

There are 2 pressures but like the headlamp flash you would be hard pressed to tell, I just pull mine up to change gear.

 

Saint.V8

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Full Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #3

No doubt when new the detent position was more obvious...over time the detent will wear making it less obvious where the 'second' position would be!

 

martynv8

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #4

Careful with the force you apply to the lever, mine snapped whilst in reverse backing out of my mechanics garage. Luckily he had a spare......i swear my P38 prefers his garage to my drive

 

JohnnyCrash

New Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #5

Nar - can't feel in mine either


also I can move between D and 3 without using the switch? is that normal?

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #6

martynv8 said:

Careful with the force you apply to the lever, mine snapped whilst in reverse backing out of my mechanics garage. Luckily he had a spare......i swear my P38 prefers his garage to my drive

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On an Auto?

 

Saint.V8

Dyed-in-the-wool 100% RR Junkie

Full Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #7

JohnnyCrash said:

Nar - can't feel in mine either


also I can move between D and 3 without using the switch? is that normal?

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Yes....that was done so you could could quickly knock it out of lock up or 4th if towing or descending

 

martynv8

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #8

Quote:
Originally Posted by martynv8 View Post
Careful with the force you apply to the lever, mine snapped whilst in reverse backing out of my mechanics garage. Luckily he had a spare......i swear my P38 prefers his garage to my drive
On an Auto?

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Yes, why??

 

Bix

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Full Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #9

You can feel the difference in mine, I can pull the catch up to change gear by barely applying and pressure, but to get it high enough to change range, I have to grip the selector quite tightly.

The highbeam/flash however seems to have about .5mm of movement between them. Although that is more likely because that switchpack on that stalk seems damaged as the indicators turn off with the slightest movement of the wheel and I recently lost the ability to cycle through the info display.

 

JohnnyCrash

New Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #10

Saint.V8 said:

Yes....that was done so you could could quickly knock it out of lock up or 4th if towing or descending

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Cheers

 

SpacePig

New Member

• Mar 19, 2013

• #11

Thanks guys!

 

gfromleeds

Well-Known Member

• Mar 20, 2013

• #12

You guys telling me its ment to be like that?
I can feel mine very clearly and i thought it was a worn spring or somthing lol
Pull the catch up easly then half way theres a notable change in the pressure needed