Stiff Shift

[Yanoo_]

I'd like to show you one of my 'development' (khmmm... sorry). So, I bought a Clio I Ph3 1.2 this January. I noticed its shift lever moves very strange. After I had taken off the gearbox skirt I found the reason of this problem: the rubber ball joint housing moves like a fish in the water :D. So, I've designed and made a rigid one instead of it and I've built it into the car.
The shift became more precise and the sense of the „wooden spoon in the marmalade” has been unambiguously reduced. I've made an another one and placed it into my Willi, too (originally the Williams's 'shift sense' wasn't so horrible as in the 1.2). Well, it worked very good as well! The shifter moved on more definite way and I could feel better the process of the shifting in my palm. I was satisfied with it, and I called this 'development' (khmmm... sorry again) Stiff Shift. After this I showed it to my friends. One of them said, a similar solution can be ordered from Reichard Motorsport:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reichhard-motorsport.com&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

I didn't know about it previously. I began to sell the Stiff Shift for Hungarian Renault Club members. Many of them ordered SS, their responses were positive. I made a prospectus in the interest of easy understanding.

Link: http://www.fw.hu/yanooka/Stiff_Shift_ENG.pdf
This document contains every important information about the Stiff Shift.
(material: POM, no need to modify the plastic housing, the total cost is: GBP 20 + GBP 5 (shipping + PayPal cost))
Besides this I made a before-after vid about it:
Stiff Shift in Clio I Ph3 1.2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zba7yTHxew&feature=user

or:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylM2SoJ5-U&feature=user

and in the Willi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh6dOwZmnoI&feature=related

I have some spare Stiff Shifts at this moment but I can make further ones at my workplace in a short time. If You are interested and would like to buy one, please notify me here.

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[Yanoo_]

Ooops, the RM link doesn't work, sorry.
So, this part can be ordered by Reichard Motorsport, "only" for 88 EUR :? :

http://reichhard-motorsport.com/catalog/images/Renault%20TS/bilderg/B99574MFP.jpg

My ball joint housing is stated in the previous message.

[northy]

Im interested - so are you suppling the kit from Reichard Motorsport for £20 ???

[stan]

He's made his own, and selling it for £20.

[Allan]

what does this compair like to using say a quick shift? are they stiffer to begin with ?

[Allan]

for info i was thinking you could just add this to a normal gear stick saw the top off, new after market gear nob and you have a cheap quickshift ;)

[Yanoo_]

Im interested - so are you suppling the kit from Reichard Motorsport for £20 ???

No. As Stan said it's my own. If You gave me your address I'll send it this afternoon because I'll go to the Post Office.

[Yanoo_]

for info i was thinking you could just add this to a normal gear stick saw the top off, new after market gear nob and you have a cheap quickshift ;)

This project is running now :wink: The turner at my workplace said the reverse selector will be done for next week (it's 30 mm shorter than the original). I had made the drawing about it 3 weeks before, but my workmate is very slow :(.
This is the original shift lever (with knob mounter but without knob):

http://www.fw.hu/yanooka/original.jpg

And this is the designed 'cheap' short shifter:

http://www.fw.hu/yanooka/S3_3.jpg

This will be able used with the Renault gear knob and with Stiff Shift. I'd like to test it next week.

[Allan]

so what parts do you receive a whole gear leaver or just the joint?

i have never taken one apart so wouldnt know

[Bailey_1260]

Very interested for the price.

[Yanoo_]

so what parts do you receive a whole gear leaver or just the joint?

i have never taken one apart so wouldnt know

I'll receive almost the whole gear lever except the reverse selector slide and the rubber ball joint housing. Stiff Shift will be used instead of the rubber and a shorter slide will be turned. The genuine gear lever rod will be shortened.
I'm now on holiday and will go to work next Monday. I hope my workmate will turn the slide for next week.

[Yanoo_]

Very interested for the price.
I'm sure it will be a bargain compared to BB or B&M sort shifter. Stiff Shift is £20, the slide will be probably between £30-£50, dependent on material and finishing (raw Al, or may be painted or may be eloxed). The test piece will be made from Al.

[Yanoo_]

But now back to the Stiff Shift. I don't want to write more about the short shifter because it's not ready and not tested yet.
So, would anybody like to order Stiff Shift? :)

[Evogone]

Happy to be a development car, it will be fitted to the Clio rally car so will get the harsh envirment testing which is essential. :wink:

:D :D Pm me if you want.