Jonah Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Hello, I didn’t get the chance to drive my Mk3 Spitfire before I restored it so I don’t know what good gear selection should feel like. Now on a test drive I had to move the gear stick a long way over to the right to engage third gear, which seemed excessive travel Could you please tell me if this the way gear selection should be? i overhauled the remote selector as the original ball had disintegrated many thanks Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Hi Julian, Well done in getting another round tail Spit back in the road! The H gate on a 3 rod Triumph box, as fitted to Spitfire Mk3s, is wider than some cars from the same era. For example, the MGB has a much narrower gate. Does the gear lever waggle from side to side much when a gear is selected? If so, there could still be some play in the remote selector linkage. This may be cured by carefully tightening the bolt on the fork at the bottom of the gear lever, and also the bolt in the fork half way along the remote linkage. Take care, as over tightening these bolts will make the linkage too stiff. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Hi Nigel thank you I’ll check and will let you know. I can’t wait to take it out for a long drive when I’ve finished working through my ‘snagging list’. Do you know of a rechromer in the East Midlands that Gould work manic in my rear bumpers? best Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Best chrome plating, the firm I've used, is west Midlands, ACF Howell in Walsall. Derby Plating are also highly rated by some on the TR Register forum, though personally I've no experience of their work. You can use Google to find either. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Also note the H gate is more like I-/ or is it I-\. Anyway the right hand leg is slightly offset. You should not be able to rotate the gearstick whilst in any gear, and very little side to side movement either. Any movement up or down should put car in or out of gear. No vagueness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thanks Scrapman the I-/ gate makes sense in terms of how it appears, I’ll try the rotation and side movement test tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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