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Author:  sg [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:16 pm ]
Post subject:  KAD Quickshift Kit
Guys, how easy is it to fit a kit to a remote change MK1 gearbox, and what is involved in the process.........

Steve
Author:  brickworx [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:24 pm ]
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Extremely easy, just undo your two gear lever plate bolts from inside,
kit comes with longer bolts.
Author:  sg [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:28 pm ]
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How easy was that!!!!!!!!! cheers for that Mr Brickworx 8)
Author:  brickworx [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:32 pm ]
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When you do the conversion, check the plastic bush on the end of the lever for wear,
chech your selector bolts are tight, wear on bronze bushes and wear in the remote shaft. The better these are... the better the new shifter works
Author:  sg [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:29 pm ]
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Now would i be correct in saying that the ability to select and find the gates will be improved by this???? or not????..... or the aim of the kit is just to improve the throw of the gearshift???? :? :? I am new to all of this and find it a bit confusing
Author:  dr trim [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:32 pm ]
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i'd also like to know :wink:
doesnt it make the feel for gears alot tighter?
like there's only 1 place u can go, where as mine even when it sits in first it can still be wobbled around
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:39 pm ]
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sg wrote:
Now would i be correct in saying that the ability to select and find the gates will be improved by this???? or not????..... or the aim of the kit is just to improve the throw of the gearshift???? :? :? I am new to all of this and find it a bit confusing

Might be better on a rodchange (which needs it I reckon), but on a remote, there have been reports in US that the gate feel is crap with this conversion.
BTW they should be called a short shift, NOT a quickshift.

Dunno why you would bother on a remote- the shift distance is already about 1/2 what a rodchange is! :lol:
Author:  sg [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:40 pm ]
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dr trim wrote:
i'd also like to know :wink:
doesnt it make the feel for gears alot tighter?
like there's only 1 place u can go, where as mine even when it sits in first it can still be wobbled around


Yeah i would like to know that one as well Doc Trim...........
Author:  9YaTaH [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Now would i be correct...
sg wrote:
Now would i be correct in saying that the ability to select and find the gates will be improved by this???? or not????..... or the aim of the kit is just to improve the throw of the gearshift???? :? :? I am new to all of this and find it a bit confusing


Don't know about gates...but you certainly shorten the throw...however....
remember. too quick and you will still beat the synchros :roll:
Author:  willy [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:43 pm ]
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On my rod change, I have the "quick shift" fitted. It is SO much tighter when the gear is selected and there is virtually no movement inside the gear. I would recommend this for sure. Its great...

But... you gotta practice LIFTING for reverse (my selector rod was rooted so i didnt used to have to lift :lol: )

About 10x up and down the driveway gives some good practice for this :wink:
Author:  drmini in aust [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:44 pm ]
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sg,
The best way to improve the gate lockout on a remote change is chuck the old spring (under a hex plug or reverse switch, near oil filter) and fit a heavier one- a `blue' or `red' die spring.
PM me your address and I'll send you one for Xmas, I prepared previously.. 8)
A few people on here use them - Gafmo has one, also Ozmotorsport. :P
Author:  dr trim [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:18 pm ]
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what exactly does that do doc?
and near the oil filter? :shock:
on the same side as the oil filter or opposite?
i've got a remote change aswell. u dont recommend a quickshift?
Author:  gafmo [ Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:11 pm ]
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Nar Nar Nar...... :!:
Go the Remot as doc as has mention with the spring...
1st to forth is nice and tight...The big R is a push ti the right with a noice you will get to notices....nice


I am Converted...I have also heard that the quick shift stuffs your sinck's
Do as the Doc has said...I'm pleased and so is the Wife, and that has to be good :idea:
Author:  drmini in aust [ Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:35 am ]
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dr trim wrote:
what exactly does that do doc?
and near the oil filter? :shock:
on the same side as the oil filter or opposite?
i've got a remote change aswell. u dont recommend a quickshift?

There is a spring inside the box, just below the oil filter. Its purpose is to block the reverse gate, but it's pretty weak even when new. Over time, the selector rod and lockout plunger get slightly worn and you can hit thru the gate too easy on the 2-3 upshift.
Fitting a stronger spring fixes this. It goes in from outside- easy peasy. :wink:
Watch the length of the spring it's compressed length must be the same as original.

No I don't like quickshifts on remote boxes. These are `quicker' than a rod change to start with. :lol:
Author:  Boostedmini [ Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:47 am ]
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Yeah i agree with the Doc, i have a DOC prepared spring and it made a big difference, but i also have the KAD qik shift (remote type) and its not too bad, takes time to get used to and when going hard it can be tricky to get third and also has a tendency to stick in reverse but it is not a bad conversion for the price i paid (nix).
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