Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
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Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
My beloved 1961 356B D'Iteren Roadster is experiencing transmission problems beyond my skill and experience. I am having increasing difficulty engaging in first gear as well as trouble down shifting. Recently, I have had problems with reverse. I have had this car for 35 years and am in need of a recommendation for serious transmission repair/rebuild facility. I am located in SW Connecticut. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
That may well be a dragging clutch. An adjustment might cure it, or maybe the cable is beginning to fail, also an inexpensive fix.
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What's your local
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Re: Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
It might be a slight loosening at the shift coupler. Try tightening the set screw underneath. Or you just might need new bushings and an adjustment.
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I assume that you have checked and the transmission is full of 80 90 transmission fluid?
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Re: Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
Contact Jeff Adams, Speedsport Tuning, Danbury, (203) 730-0311
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Don I would recommend you get the car to Gaswerks garage in Paramus it is about 1/2 to 45 mins from Old Greenwich I live in stamford If you want to give me a call please do 203 322 1938 or I could me you for coffee. Thomas sottile Co founder of the Southern 356 Reg.
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gaswerks is highly recommended, good guys, do not know what they know about old 356 models, but we sell them thousands of dollars of Porsche parts every year! Their paintwork and bodywork is superb
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Re: Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
What is the trouble downshifting? Hard to engage or bad noises?
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Re: Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
Very difficult to get into first gear without double clutching. Second gear is also difficult to engage but less so than first. In reverse, the car almost stops when clutch is released. I have had the car for 35 years and have replaced the clutch several times. Rennwerke looked at clutch and brakes and said they were both fine.
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I think there two gas week Gaspare has a shop at 401 rt 17 in peramus. NJ And I know personly he has built 356 and 911 in his shop I think he has done 5 or 6 in the last year maybe more His shop is at the Lamborghini dealer
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Re: Transmission Troubles - '61 Roadster 356B
Did they check clutch adjustment since it began acting this way?
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