Gear knob weight

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:39 pm

sailaholic wrote:Isn't the LE a 5 speed?

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Could be an NC LE ...

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lizard · Postby **lizard** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:56 pm

sailaholic wrote:Isn't the LE a 5 speed?

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Yes 5 speed limited edition 1991, What I was trying to say was if the car has low Ks there isnt any wear and everything feels and is tight so no need to stuff around with knobs to fix something thats not broke . And if you do need to fix a gear change problem why not do it once and do it proplerly look at the linkages ect ?????

Roadrunner · Postby **Roadrunner** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:44 pm

You really need to drive a car with a MR SSK
The way ssk's are designed the pivot point is changed meaning less distance but also less leverage to change gears.
My SE gearbox is perfectly fine and have experienced the exact same thing as Maniaclachy.
A friends NB is I think slightly smoother than my gearbox and when installed a ssk she experienced the exact same thing.
Normal gear changes are fine, bit stiffer, Both her and my wife use two hands (gotta be careful what I wrote here :twisted:

) to get it into reverse now.
I often wonder if a weighted knob would help

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:10 pm

vfrpete wrote:Hi,
What is the benefit of a weighted gear knob? Is it better than the standard fitted one?
Thanks

Bet that seemed such a simple question ... :lol:

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rossburns · Postby **rossburns** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:00 am

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lizard · Postby **lizard** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 7:38 am

Roadrunner wrote:You really need to drive a car with a friends NB is I think slightly smoother
The way ssk's are designed the pivot point is changed meaning less distance but also less leverage to change gears.
My SE gearbox is perfectly fine and have experienced the exact same thing as Maniaclachy.
A friends NB is I think slightly smoother than my gearbox and when installed a ssk she experienced the exact same thing.
Normal gear changes are fine, bit stiffer, Both her and my wife use two hands (gotta be careful what I wrote here ) to get it into reverse now.
I often wonder if a weighted knob would help

Im at a loss you say your SE perfectly fine ? but go on to say friends NB is I think slightly smoother ??? How many Ks on the SE???how many on the NB ??

Still say you have a linkage problem my tiny 11yo daughter can select reverce on the SE single handed :roll:

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:13 am

Dude, there is no issue with the gearbox or the linkages. You really need to try the SSK to understand the difference. Everyone who trys it says the same thing, was good before, now it's great.

Anyway, the SSK was only relevant to this thread due to my experience with it and a weighted knob.

In summary, a weighted knob helps to reduce shift effort.

lizard · Postby **lizard** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:43 am

ManiacLachy wrote:In summary, a weighted knob helps to reduce shift effort.

Dude take your knob off and report back how it feels I still cant see how a 400g lump swinging off a short shaft can make any difference to shift effort Dude

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:56 am

Someone knowledgeable correct me here ... from the little I recall about leverage, weight=force? So weight applied along a lever reduces force required ??

I could be completely wrong here ...

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lizard · Postby **lizard** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:05 am

KevGoat wrote:Someone knowledgeable correct me here ... from the little I recall about leverage, weight=force? So weight applied along a lever reduces force required ??

I could be completely wrong here ...

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If thats the case just push 400g harder on the gear leaver you should get the same result ? :wink:

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:18 am

Dude... Your rude and ignorant.

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lizard · Postby **lizard** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:24 am

sailaholic wrote:Dude... Your rude and ignorant.

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Dude you must be under 30 live with parents and know everything :mrgreen:

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JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:19 pm

KevGoat wrote:Someone knowledgeable correct me here ... from the little I recall about leverage, weight=force? So weight applied along a lever reduces force required ??

I could be completely wrong here ...

...but what about the inertia you have to overcome to get the big mass moving from rest :?:

lizard · Postby **lizard** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:24 pm

JBT wrote:
KevGoat wrote:Someone knowledgeable correct me here ... from the little I recall about leverage, weight=force? So weight applied along a lever reduces force required ??

I could be completely wrong here ...

...but what about the inertia you have to overcome to get the big mass moving from rest

Think we would need a 27yo Engineer to work that one out :lol:

How about a 10kg knob to stop popping out of 2nd on rough roads :lol:

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KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:50 pm

JBT wrote:
KevGoat wrote:Someone knowledgeable correct me here ... from the little I recall about leverage, weight=force? So weight applied along a lever reduces force required ??

I could be completely wrong here ...

...but what about the inertia you have to overcome to get the big mass moving from rest

Ugh

... gimme a break! Gave myself a headache coming up with the first pearl of wisdom

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