020 - Prototype Quick-Shift - Mk1 Adjust. Added -Update 13/06/2011

I have ME10 and Solid Designer. But I can't get them to run on my re-built computer at the moment. For some reason they won't read the password from the Intel Network Card under Windows 2000. They were fine on Windows ME.

Now that's a proper set of 2D and 3D cad systems.

Hope you don't do Autocad!

Guess who's algorithms Hewlet Packard used as the basis for ME10?

 

Correct answer deserves a CAD drawing or three buckshee, right?

 

I'm slightly confused by the drawings but it sounds like it should work

 

I've always used solid edge and solidworks but currently I do have to use AutoCAD [:^(]

haven't heard of ME10, will look it up.

 

You may think it's a flipping joke. But I don't!

 

Hi Daved,

This looks like a very robust solution to the rubbish plastic that VW fitted. I have a few questions:

- Is this design to retain the original VW gear stick?
- How is the shaft fixed in place? I can see the spring and retainer are still there but what about underneath? Clamp with grub screw?
- Are the bushings in the spherical to be stuck in place with loctite or instant metal?

Thank you for going to this effort.

Regards,

Gurds

 

Thanks Gurds.

A - Yes. The bushes will be opened out slightly at the un-flanged end, leaving a 4mm land at the flanged end. The loads are so small that 4mm is plenty. The bush will then easily slide around the curve, even on a Rocco Lever. This a one that I did earlier, fitted to one of the Levers that Danny sent to me.



B - The shaft is held with the collars as you suggest. These collars will slide around the curved Lever as well. The original welded collar below the plastic ball will need to be removed. The collars allow you to adjust the lever up and down, and still keep the press down reverse catch, using the original spring and plastic guide spacers.

C - The bushes in the spherical will be a press fit. The technique will be:

Slide on lower collar.
Slide on lower bush.
Drop spherical on.
Press lower bush in.
Slide on upper bush.
Press upper bush in.

Not quite worked out how to do this pressing bit yet though.

I might leave that up to the customer, or make special tools, which can be posted on from customer to customer. Like the front wishbone bush assy. tools that Lee has.

You will only need to use metal fillers to fit the small bushes as before. Not my fault.

 

Ta so Brian.



Feck knows how you knew? But, as you said, the 90 Q boot strut has the correct size ball and socket, and they are all steel!

The 100 and Gti are the wrong size and have plastic sockets.

Plus. I now have some useful 16/19mm tube, from the Audi, and 16/18mm tube, from the Gti!

ps. I dropped one of the retaining springs, for the ball/socket joint, in the long grass. They are SS so I can't magnet it up. Do you have a metal detector?

pps. I did ask a CGTI associate, a few weeks ago, to get me some. But. He has done the usual UK supplier trick and never come back to me.

ppps. Shall I name and shame?

 

looking good

 

Contagious anti-service-matter infects the entire World

Guilty as charged - - well, partially at least

 

No, no, no! Not you me loverley boyo.

I only asked you for the names of possible suppliers on your side of the big pond. Which you did supply.


The Americas usually come up trumps. I always seem to get replies from Yank and Kanuk companies.

This little beauty was supplied FOC, in a matter of days, from the US, as a sample.

It was the ball and socket joints that I needed. From our resident UK expert.

 

I just knew they would work, Im psychic ya know...

Working on shift parts now

 

Aren't those rubber boots NLA from VW?

 

No you can't, I bought all of his stock.

And, he can't find me anymore![:^(]

 

Yes, but I'm working on it.

I am also working on getting VW to manufacture some other NLA parts.

I shall report anon.

 

He only had four! So I have one spare.

I spoke to the guy a few times and he searched everywhere for more stock in the states, but found none.

He offered me some other parts, but they were things that you can buy in the aftermarket over in the UK.

Just like I get SACHS to give me data on their clutches.

I send them e-mails. Phone them. Pester them 'till they get sick of me so do something to placate me.

Here's what I got from VW a couple of days ago:

Hello, David..
We have none of this part in stock, sorry!
I will send the email to my colleague Nils from our purchase and re-
manufacture, he can contact the original manufacturer to find out if the
tool still exists...