davrus
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| posted on 5/8/06 at 08:14 PM |
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Remote gear linkage
Running a ford escort mk2 gear box , does any dody have a remote gear linkage for sale. Hope some body can help me.
Many thanks
Davrus
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DavidM
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| posted on 6/8/06 at 01:46 PM |
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If you can't get one you could make it. There are some pictures in my archive of how I did it.
Many others on here have also done it, each with there own variation on the theme.
David
Proportion is Everything
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Michael
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| posted on 8/8/06 at 09:22 AM |
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David.
What's is the u shaped bracket in your Gear Link Bits Picture?
Michael
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DavidM
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| posted on 8/8/06 at 03:56 PM |
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If you mean the one at the bottom with 2 nuts on it, that's what I made to stop it going into reverse without pressing the lever down. It
locates on the underside of the lever support bracket and bolts through 2 of the 3 gear lever holes. Reverse in my locost is in the same place as 1st
on all the other cars I drive.
David
Proportion is Everything
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caber
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| posted on 8/8/06 at 06:17 PM |
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Here is my go at a linkage extender, a little more complex if you don't have access to a lathe, I did this in about 7 hours work.
Caber
 
Rescued attachment Photo_080206_003.jpg
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wicket
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| posted on 9/8/06 at 07:13 AM |
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I based mine on Ben Copelands design (see link), simple, easy to make and it does work very well.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=15614
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wicket
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| posted on 12/8/06 at 08:26 AM |
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Pics in Gear Change Extension folder
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 12/8/06 at 10:34 AM |
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Does that give a slightly "wierd" gearchange feeling as the whole lever will move back and forward rather than pivoting?
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wicket
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| posted on 12/8/06 at 11:40 AM |
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Not really, the gear knob moves a similar distance forward, back and side to side as the standard gear lever.
In fact the forward/back movement is shorter than the standard as the original lever in the gearbox being about half its length means that the gear
knob only moves about 2" front to back.
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