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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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Default RE: Shifting from 1st to second

I dont have a heel toe shifter and end up in neutral maybe half the time I shift from first to second. I feel like I'm giving it enough force but it just won't always engage, sometimes I'll have to hit the shifter 2 or 3 times before it will go into second. Is there some type of adjustment needed?
 
Old Jun 9, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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Shoot, happens when i'm being to gentle with it, at least once a week. Once i stop being a panzy and hear a good clunk I'm know I'm golden!
 
Old Jun 9, 2006 | 06:50 PM
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you need to adjust your pansy level. Your pansy level will control the amount of fource, or lack there of., that you use to go from gear to gear
 
Old Jun 9, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Default RE: Shifting from 1st to second

I have never had this problem (guaranteed to happen this weekend now ). I would think it is a mechanical problem more than operator error.
 
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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I have just the opposite problem. I can't find nuetral from first gear I always have to shift up to second then down to get nuetral.....WTF.
 
Old Jun 10, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Get Bigger Boots
 
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