Advikaz
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‘Bonnie Blue’ The RB 182
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Advikaz
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Workshop attire 👍
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Lol! My workshop attire is shorts and polo shirt/t shirt - and that’s at work 😂
Advikaz
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Using the clio as much as possible on the lead up to Spa to try and iron out any gremlins.
I think I mentioned that I was struggling to get the PMS shifter setup right. Fiddled with it today and it’s much nicer. Perhaps not perfect yet but a lot better.
Still having a strange situation (mostly between 3rd and 4th) and at the top end of the rev range only where it sounds almost like it’s crunching into gear, but I can’t say there’s resistance and there’s absolutely zero issues on down shifts.
Worth noting that @NorthloopCup has been amazingly helpful. I HIGHLY doubt it’s the box.
Weird it’s only on high speed upshifts and mostly 3rd to 4th. Never an issue on down shifts.
Wondering whether it’s just resonance from the shifter. Bloody thing. I’ll fiddle with the linkage a bit more tomorrow, maybe it’s that…. Thing is, so much was replaced etc it could be anything and I’m on powerflex dog one and evol box mount. Which has meant all the previous markings for setup are miles out….
Anyway, chucked a wash mitt at it and took some photos, because that’s what I do.
I think I mentioned that I was struggling to get the PMS shifter setup right. Fiddled with it today and it’s much nicer. Perhaps not perfect yet but a lot better.
Still having a strange situation (mostly between 3rd and 4th) and at the top end of the rev range only where it sounds almost like it’s crunching into gear, but I can’t say there’s resistance and there’s absolutely zero issues on down shifts.
Worth noting that @NorthloopCup has been amazingly helpful. I HIGHLY doubt it’s the box.
Weird it’s only on high speed upshifts and mostly 3rd to 4th. Never an issue on down shifts.
Wondering whether it’s just resonance from the shifter. Bloody thing. I’ll fiddle with the linkage a bit more tomorrow, maybe it’s that…. Thing is, so much was replaced etc it could be anything and I’m on powerflex dog one and evol box mount. Which has meant all the previous markings for setup are miles out….
Anyway, chucked a wash mitt at it and took some photos, because that’s what I do.
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It was just adjustment mate really. I managed to fine tune it to be flawless.
They're weird on spherical bearings anyway.
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
Wondering if the throw is slightly out. Going to fiddle with it some more tomorrow.
Bloody car.
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
It never crunched mate no.
My threads here - https://cliosport.net/threads/poor-gear-selection-pms-shifter.836186/page-2
Alignment sorted it out completely.
I also just got used to how the gears feel on the PMS.
My threads here - https://cliosport.net/threads/poor-gear-selection-pms-shifter.836186/page-2
Alignment sorted it out completely.
I also just got used to how the gears feel on the PMS.
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
Argh. I really hope it’s not the box.
Going to loosen everything off tomorrow and start again and f**king hope it’s not the pissing box.
Mr Trailer Man
ClioSport Club Member
Could be slight clutch drag?
Advikaz
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Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
My first track car took about 4 goes to get it useable. My last track car was perfect. Just persevere.
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Check your dogbone
Wounds daft but over bumps and braking at Cadwell it was jumping out of 3rd, even the slightest bit of movement can cause a massive pain
Wounds daft but over bumps and braking at Cadwell it was jumping out of 3rd, even the slightest bit of movement can cause a massive pain
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
That'll patchhh
Size up your polo, HTH
Mr Trailer Man
ClioSport Club Member
Sounds like that rattle/resonance at high rpm.
What does it feel like through the shifter?
What does it feel like through the shifter?
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
Having to really tune in to it. Feels like resonance/vibration through the stick. It’s fairly sudden and only right at the top of the range going to 3rd and 4th.
Am wondering if it’s the pms doing pms stuff
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
It’s the pms resonating in my opinion.
Mr Trailer Man
ClioSport Club Member
They sound a lot worse when grinding into gear.
You can get the damper weight for the shifter rod, but not sure how well it works.
I know people have filled the shifter with lead shot to dampen it that way.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
It’s time mate.
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
f**k the lead shot off and just fill a boot with red rubber grease and cable tie it off.
The lead shot causes more issues as it adds 'throw'
I had lead shot in mine, it was fine. I also covered the selector rod with heat shrink. That made the biggest difference in my option as it stopped the resonance.
Advikaz
ClioSport Club Member
The rod that connects the shifter to the gearbox linkage. I filled mine with lead shot, covered in a thick heat skrink to insulate it. Filled the rubber boot with grease and then wound deadened the shifter tower. Heat shrinking the rod was the single biggest difference in my opinion/experience.
