can i get a quick lesson on low speed band adjusting?
What's your band material? New Kevlar, for example, is adjusted differently than broken-in Kevlar or from other lining materials.
Scott,
do any of these posts help?
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80257/118200.html?1261861502
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/229453.html?1313664415
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/174787.html?1291821285
Dave
There is another thread which tells how tight it should be. On an American car with left hand drive, there is a large nut on the right hand side of the transmission as seen from the front seat. Back off that nut and turn the shaft clockwise to tighten by 1/2 turn increments until you get the pedal to fully engage about 1 inch above the floorboard. When you push all the way down it should be about one inch above the floorboard. At that point the low will be locked as long as you keep your foot down. The car should be free to move in neutral without turning the engine when it is adjusted correctly.
Norm
In the above noted links, many folks mention starting in low by keeping engine RPM low/idle and giving the low pedal a stab and firm hold. Then speed up in low till shift speed is reached, drop the RPM and let the clutch slowly out till in high gear.
What about starting out by slowly pushing in low pedal till it catches (minimal slip), speed up then let the pedal snap out with little or no change in gas lever, letting clutch slip provide smooth transition from low to high?
Erich,
The clutch will engage much better without slipping if one pushes up on the throttle while shifting and then after the pedal is out pull the throttle down to accelerate. The reason for that is the engine goes much slower in high than in low, so after you rev the engine in low, you slow the engine to synchronize with the direct drive in high. It takes some getting used to, but just as you begin to push in the clutch when you go through neutral push up the throttle, then as you go into high, you will feel the clutch "catch" then adjust the throttle to the desired speed. This thread is about low band adjustment.
Norm
So where is Scott?