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Garage / Re: 5 speed leak
« Last post by cazman on Today at 06:35:09 AM »I have a similar problem. A guy that rebuilds our unique trans gave me the clue. He said that over the years people back into curbs and things and bend the shifter rod. That is what creates the leak from that back rod seal. He always checks that rod and trues it up or replaces it, but many people do not check it because it looks fine.
So after I replaced the seal with no resolve and he gave me this clue, I decided to park the Europa differently as an experiment. I always left it in 1st gear when parked and it leaked. I tried parking it in different gears and behold if I keep it in neutral - no leak! I guess it depends where the rod is bent.
So after I replaced the seal with no resolve and he gave me this clue, I decided to park the Europa differently as an experiment. I always left it in 1st gear when parked and it leaked. I tried parking it in different gears and behold if I keep it in neutral - no leak! I guess it depends where the rod is bent.
These Toyota DBW pedal are horrible and when in a light car, even worse. To make it driveable under 30% throttle, I had to extend the arm more then I had to stiffen it to make it feel normal like our other cars. The shocks have thick RC silicone oil and add some resistance and slow the input like a cable. I have an adjustable oil damper to slow the closing on decel when I lift the throttle. It engages at 35%. It was the only way to be smooth going from the quick lift of gas to brake in autocross without the back wanting to come around.