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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2009, 08:35:59 am »
Good luck. I'd just use 1st, 3rd and 5th till you get home and can get it sorted.  :happy2:
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2009, 09:54:26 am »
Managed to get to tunnel.

1st gear or 2nd is now very hard to get now.
Can someone post the vw racing number as ive not heard from mark yet.

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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2009, 09:56:31 am »
I will call him now
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2009, 10:05:23 am »
they are on there way back from knockhill so no hands free hence y his phone is off but I have spoken to nigel and told him to tell mark to turn his phone on.
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2009, 10:23:10 am »
Perfect, thanks Matt.
Now back on english soil.
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2009, 01:14:58 pm »
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If it helps, VWR base # is 01908 210088
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2009, 02:09:51 pm »
Right,
We've temporarily put the standard shift bracket back on and it's working for now.

The channel in which the side side bracket fits into is shorter on the quick shift and so the side side bracket drops out of the end of it.
I'm sure there's a reason for this? but I can't see it at the moment and so my car cannot currently be fitted with the VW Racing Kit.

Still not heard from VWR, and have left a message with their HQ admin lady/receptionist/telephone answerer :) at 1pm.

Photo's to follow....
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2009, 02:17:16 pm »
What model year is your car Lee?

VW changed the design of the shifters very slightly for MY08 vehicles, resulting in any short-shifters designed for the VW 6-speed box up until this date to not work properly. Perhaps VWR are unaware of this? The only explanation that I can think of...
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2009, 02:18:29 pm »
Well I for one hope there isn't a problem with it as were off to the Ring in a few days!  :scared:
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2009, 02:19:48 pm »
Quote from: Greenouse on June 15, 2009, 02:18:29 pm
Well I for one hope there isn't a problem with it as were off to the Ring in a few days!  :scared:

I think you best add this to the essential items list for the ring! :chicken:
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2009, 02:22:08 pm »
Quote from: markymark on June 15, 2009, 02:19:48 pm
Quote from: Greenouse on June 15, 2009, 02:18:29 pm
Well I for one hope there isn't a problem with it as were off to the Ring in a few days!  :scared:

I think you best add this to the essential items list for the ring! :chicken:

Yep was thinking that!  :wink:
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #26 on: June 15, 2009, 02:23:36 pm »
^^^ Defo bring the original with you just in case  :happy2:

I did ask Mark @ VWR about this difference in the shifters and he wasn't aware of anything, we compaired the ones taken off of MarkyMark's car (an 07 model I believe) and Greenouse's car and they where exactly the same.   :confused:
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #27 on: June 15, 2009, 02:23:45 pm »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on June 15, 2009, 02:17:16 pm
What model year is your car Lee?

VW changed the design of the shifters very slightly for MY08 vehicles, resulting in any short-shifters designed for the VW 6-speed box up until this date to not work properly. Perhaps VWR are unaware of this? The only explanation that I can think of...

It's an 08 Ed30 Chris.

I did raise this with Mark @ VWR and he said it was fine?
It now looks like it isn't :(

I think I'm missing a small plastic cap of of the sideside bracket now too...
Like the little white piece in Matt's pics. I think the Chamfered edges of the channel cause it to pop free.
On the standard shift bracket, the edges are squared, not triangulated.
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #28 on: June 15, 2009, 02:27:02 pm »
So in Matt's pic...


I've drawn (badly) the standard length channel.... you can see that the new channel is shorter...
Thus the sideside bracket pin drops out of the end of the channel!!!
The white plastic piece (now missing) would have prevented it slightly... but now it's gone it consistently fell out of the channel.

So...
I am summising that the channel is too short, which put undue load on the plastic clip which then fell out and compounded the problem.

Make sense?
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Re: Gearshift Problem....
« Reply #29 on: June 15, 2009, 02:29:12 pm »
Quote from: CocoPops on June 15, 2009, 02:23:45 pm
Quote from: WhiteGTI on June 15, 2009, 02:17:16 pm
What model year is your car Lee?

VW changed the design of the shifters very slightly for MY08 vehicles, resulting in any short-shifters designed for the VW 6-speed box up until this date to not work properly. Perhaps VWR are unaware of this? The only explanation that I can think of...

It's an 08 Ed30 Chris.

I did raise this with Mark @ VWR and he said it was fine?
It now looks like it isn't :(

I think I'm missing a small plastic cap of of the sideside bracket now too...
Like the little white piece in Matt's pics. I think the Chamfered edges of the channel cause it to pop free.
On the standard shift bracket, the edges are squared, not triangulated.

Exactly the same happened with me. Also on mine, the side-side arm managed to jump above the front-back arm and was sat on-top of it (dont ask how!). After speaking to Forge about it, they said it is because of the VW redesign. It has taken them the best part of 1 year to re-design a new short-shifter, and it should be available in about two weeks. Not meaning for this to be a plug for Forge, but I just wanted to demonstrate the action that they have taken in this situation.

I don't know if VWR have managed to design a shifter that works with both 08MY and older MY cars, but it is strange to hear from Steve that there were no visible differences between the two shifters.  :confused: :confused:
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