How hot does YOUR shaft get?
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How hot does YOUR shaft get?
Just a curious thought? I have noticed my stick/gear shift shaft gets really quite hot during a drive. . .is that normal? How hot should the shaft be? Or should it even be hot at all?
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It's connected directly to the transmission. Sending power through gears and bearings causes heat in the gears and bearings due to friction, this heats up the case and the fluid. Having the exhaust right next to the trans doesn't make things happier.
Mine gets "plenty warm" but I haven't burned myself on it yet.
Mine gets "plenty warm" but I haven't burned myself on it yet.
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FBDrifter, replace the rubbers beneath the boot with new pieces and you'll be surprised when no heat wafts up from the boot...I hated that obvious hole down there "somewhere" letting heat in and got rid of it that way.
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Originally posted by mar3
FBDrifter, replace the rubbers beneath the boot with new pieces and you'll be surprised when no heat wafts up from the boot...I hated that obvious hole down there "somewhere" letting heat in and got rid of it that way.
FBDrifter, replace the rubbers beneath the boot with new pieces and you'll be surprised when no heat wafts up from the boot...I hated that obvious hole down there "somewhere" letting heat in and got rid of it that way.
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Originally posted by BLACK ROCKET
Even replacing a rubber and a having boot my shifter gets quite warm (almost hot).
Even replacing a rubber and a having boot my shifter gets quite warm (almost hot).
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Originally posted by mar3
I've got a walnut Mazda **** that has basically followed me from car to car...the rubber stuff prevents the hot air coming from the shifter boot. A plastic spacer inside the ****, plus the fact that it's actually wood, means I never have to worry about gripping it...I should have mentioned that since this thread is about the shaft and not annoying leaks from the trans tunnel...
I've got a walnut Mazda **** that has basically followed me from car to car...the rubber stuff prevents the hot air coming from the shifter boot. A plastic spacer inside the ****, plus the fact that it's actually wood, means I never have to worry about gripping it...I should have mentioned that since this thread is about the shaft and not annoying leaks from the trans tunnel...
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