Trans Controls - 1 sticky,1 loosie goosie

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Trans Controls - 1 sticky,1 loosie goosie

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Not a major show stopper, but something that bothers me are the trans controls for my F-32.

The port side is a little "stiff" than I prefer, and the starboard side is a bit loose and does not have a very positive neutral feeling. I don't think there is a cable tension issue as there is no slop; just one side is tight and the other is loose.

I am not sure if there is a way to adjust this or if the issue is inherent in the controls, the transmission, or somewhere in the cable (or ALL of the above).
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Interesting post....

I had considered that and sprayed some motorcycle clutch cable oil on the top end, but I imagine it didnt make it all the way through the cable run.
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It will come out the other end using that process, make sure you use rags there. It makes a big difference...... for me stiff cables became like new.
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Did you do it from the bottom end or top end? Also, did you have a similar experience with yours?
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Don't know the type of controls you have but it may have the ability to adjust lever effort, and there should be a neutral detent adjustment to get a more positive feedback when shifting into neutral. It's typically a screw that adjusts the position of a spring loaded ball that slides into a detent in the shifting mechanism. The tighter the adjustment, the more positive the detent will feel.
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bjanakos wrote:Did you do it from the bottom end or top end? Also, did you have a similar experience with yours?
From the top... bridge to lower station. Then lower station to transmission. Mine were very stiff so much so that I sheared threaded end off one and had to buy a new cable.... made sure I lubed them after that. I will repeat should they stiffen up again but seem to be OK still.... 4 yrs later.
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Follow up on this....

I made the oiler gizmo as pictured and used my portable battery pump fill it up to 50 PSI. After 3 hours, it did not seem to move. I ran out of time and left it to deal with later.

I was back today after about a week and all the oil was gone! I checked for leaks and I expected it to be running down the length of the cable... Nope. So I check the tranny side where I left a white paper towel and it was stained with red oil :P I hooked everything back up and wow! What a difference.

The loosey-goosey side needed a washer on the inside of the cotter pin.
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My controls were sticky and I disassembled them cleaned and re lubed with lubriplate, also.
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