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Ron,
Nice catch! When I fired up the car for the first time, I must admit that I struggled a bit finding gears. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover how I felt at the time...
For this 40, the shift plate is installed correctly though. So far as I can tell, the 'left and to-the-back' routine to access reverse has to do with where the cable connects to the shifter (which is below the shift arm pivot point), as opposed to a rod-style shift which connects above the pivot point and works as you noted (and we're both more familiar with).
Pushing the shifter forward selects 1st, 3rd and 5th; pulling backwards activates reverse, 2nd and 4th.
I'm not sure about the rest of the RCR lineup, though. Fran's a pretty busy hombre right now and we haven't been able to connect. I'll have to ask him about that when we finally catch up.
T.
Nice catch! When I fired up the car for the first time, I must admit that I struggled a bit finding gears. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover how I felt at the time...
For this 40, the shift plate is installed correctly though. So far as I can tell, the 'left and to-the-back' routine to access reverse has to do with where the cable connects to the shifter (which is below the shift arm pivot point), as opposed to a rod-style shift which connects above the pivot point and works as you noted (and we're both more familiar with).
Pushing the shifter forward selects 1st, 3rd and 5th; pulling backwards activates reverse, 2nd and 4th.
I'm not sure about the rest of the RCR lineup, though. Fran's a pretty busy hombre right now and we haven't been able to connect. I'll have to ask him about that when we finally catch up.
T.
Tim,
Do you have a special shift patern or is the shift plate on upside down?
Usually with a ZF, reverse is the furthest gear to the left and forward.