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Shortshifter for Q4 and V6 Do you have a sloppy stick, are gearchanges a shot in the dark and a game of p[ushing the lever in whicheever hole you ifnd? In that case you ned a "quickshift" kit to shorten the "throw" of your gear lever. The kit below, available from Berlina Sportiva, fits the 155 Q4 and V6 (and possibly GTV V6 - unconfirmed). Fitting the quickshift makes a huge difference to the amount of movement between gearchanges and has made the gearchanging experience much more positice in my car! The kit is available from Berlina Sportico Spares - HERE If you have any queries about this technical article or wish to submit your own article please email technical@alfa155.co.uk |
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The Quickshift kit parts. |
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Firstly,
remove the gear lever cover, one "press-stud" and a gentle
pull of the base will have it removed.
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Fit the kit as shown
in the picture to the right.
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Note
the position of the top bracket, the bolt is placed at the bottom of
the slot.
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Once
fitted, it will become clear that the gears cannot be selected because
the rods foul the transmission tunnel!
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Here
you can see some paint has been removed by trying to select the gears,
showing the white primer underneath.
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The white primer acts as a guide to where metal needs to be removed from the surrounding bodywork. With a file, begin to carefully remove the metal, as required. |
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You
will end up with a 90 degree cut out in the transmission tunnel, roughly
20mm each side.
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My
finger is roughly 20mm wide!
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Now
the gears will select as they should...1st.
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...2nd.
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...3rd.
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...4th.
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...and
5th!
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You will now be able to enjoy a really sharp and snappy
gearchange and a sportier driving experience!
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