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Shifter and placement in the gate

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  1. steved033

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    #1 steved033, Oct 8, 2017
    Poking around on this rainy day, and i was cleaning the shift knob.....

    (How dirty can one get?)
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    Then i noticed something. you can actually see it in the first picture. The natural center of the shift lever ISN'T in the middle of the gate. it's biased to the left. Here's another picture:

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    Is there a way to adjust the lever back to the natural center? I've cheated the gate as far over as I can, and there's still some side load on it. It only makes sense that the natural center of the lever should be right down the middle of the gate.

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  2. Dave rocks

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    #2 Dave rocks, Oct 8, 2017
    I believe you would need to adjust the shift shaft that goes to the transmission
     
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    #3 steved033, Oct 9, 2017
    Naturally, searching was my friend. The car will go up in the air this week, and i'll see about adjusting that cable.

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    #5 Dave rocks, Oct 9, 2017
    Just looked at the parts diagram and see 348 are cables and totally different than a 355. Sorry, Steve
     
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    #6 steved033, Oct 9, 2017
    No worries. :D

    on the plus side, my car is mysteriously missing the cover back there. (bottom of fuel cell/front of engine...the wide one) scored one on ebay last night.

    348's don't have a full undertray.

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    #7 emac, Oct 9, 2017
    Sorry that he doesnt have a 355?? :)
     
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    #8 goose22b, Oct 9, 2017
    Steve, I noticed when I looked down in the shifter gate, there was a little sponge looking thing in there. Is that supposed to be in there? I can get a photo tonight if that description doesn't make sense.
     
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    #9 itsablurr, Oct 9, 2017
    From the standpoint of linkage, maybe. From everything else, probably not ;)
     
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    #10 Pangea, Oct 9, 2017
    The sponge piece is an earlier car thing. Pretty useless. It is superseded by part 52 on the drawing on later cars. A rubber bellows .Its a good upgrade to do..

    https://www.eurospares.co.uk/parts/ferrari/348-tb-1993/transmission-pedals/outside-gearbox-controls-23667/145498
     
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