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No mate they were fixed in place as all the mechanism was removed from the doors. They were 4mm thick from memory, and I paid for a window fitter to fit them.
Well only time will tell tbh mate, but my opinion is yes. The most important thing you can do is change the oil in the box regularly - as in as often as you replace the engine oil. Using a good spec oil will also help the box to last.
Unfortunately mate you're still going to rush the synchro in the same way you do with the original gear lever and no amount of mechanical sympathy can make up for the design of the gearbox.
I do understand what you're saying and the thinking behind it, but when you can rush the synchros with...
Yes but the only way you'd do this would be to make a gearchange at the same speed as the original lever assembly.
Genuine question: do you know how a synchromesh works? As in the correct mechanical way?
What mechanical sympathy do you intend on using combined with a short shift pin?
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It would mean having things remanufactured mate - there wouldn't be another way around it.
It's not the force at which the gearchange is made, it's the speed. The synchro ring has the job of slowing down/speeding the gear up when making a gear change. By adding the short shift pin, you are...
These are p4p polycarbs and they're in the bottle green tint to match the screen. Tbh, I'd avoid bronze, but grey would still work with the screen imo.
I couldn't say if that's the kit you need or not tbh mate as I've had no experience with the scenic shifter.
@rossjacko @alistairolsen the real issue is down to the synchro clearances/tolerances and the amount of movement in the gears themselves. I'd have to do a video of a mainshaft to show...