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    Offline basement

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    Hand Resting
    « on: August 08, 2005 - 12:14:49 PM »
    This may sound like a strange question but the reason I'm asking is so I can show my wife that I'm just not blowing smoke and that I have a valid point. Some times when she is driving our Challenger w/pistol grip 4-speed she will rest her hand on the handle. I know that I heard somewhere that resting your hand there was a bad habit to get into because of something todo with the syncros in the tranny. Is this true or am I really blowing the smoke?
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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #1 on: August 08, 2005 - 12:33:38 PM »


    I saw this subject for the first time somewhere else and was thinking WTF?  :laughing:
    Not only this but the car in question was a Slap-Stik. I though it was to do with in an accident control the vehcilce (two hands) etc

     :???: :dontknow: :guitar:
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    Offline Bart

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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #2 on: August 08, 2005 - 12:38:28 PM »
    I have been told the same thing about resting your hand on shifter,  it will wear on the syncros, but I think that this more for 4 speeds....

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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #3 on: August 08, 2005 - 12:43:02 PM »

    I think I get it now....

    The guy must have meant it was a bad habbit for him to rest in any trans car.  ;)
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    Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #4 on: August 08, 2005 - 02:37:25 PM »
    OK, I'll share an experience.  :-[ :-[ :-[


    I have an automatic with a slap-stick setup. I used to just rest my hand on the shifter while driving. Then one day while cruising the highway, I accidently down shifted it.  :o :o :o  These old cars aren't like the new ones.  :grinno: Today's cars will ignore you if you do that, or stall out. Well... my car happily went down to second gear at 70 MPH. Care to guess how scared I was at the roar I heard from the engine???   :eekbig: :eekbig: :eekbig:


       Mike
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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #5 on: August 08, 2005 - 03:05:42 PM »
     :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o STUFF THAT!!!!!!  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

    I thought the Slap-Stik won't let you change down unitl IT'S ready/safe?  :dontknow: :???: :-\
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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #6 on: August 08, 2005 - 03:11:20 PM »
    Quote from: NZ440R/T on August 08, 2005 - 03:05:42 PM
    :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o STUFF THAT!!!!!!  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

    I thought the Slap-Stik won't let you change down unitl IT'S ready/safe?  :dontknow: :???: :-\

     I never heard of that NZ. Apparently my car thinks 70 MPH is safe to downshift.  :eekbig: :eekbig: :eekbig: :o :o :o :eekbig: :eekbig: :eekbig:

     

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    Offline Carlwalski

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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #7 on: August 08, 2005 - 04:18:12 PM »


    I thought it didn't. I think your shift kit from TransGo enables this function.  ;) :grinyes:
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    Re: Hand Resting
    « Reply #8 on: August 08, 2005 - 07:06:27 PM »
    Correct , holding the shifter while crusin will cause premature wear in a 4 spd , it is not the syncros that wear but the actualy shfit Fork inside the trans , I can always tell if a trans was driven a lot like this when disassembling a trans , 1 side of the fork will be very worn [usualy 4th ]
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