Ppp shifter clean and relube?

[tuffxf]

Gday,
After 8 years or so, visibly there?s a bit of a build up of crud on the shifter mechanism
Will give it a clean, what are you guys using to relube it?
Cheers and thanks very much!
Paul

[Tex013]

Paul ,
maybe try a teflon dry lube spray . I use a CRC Dry Glide from Repco , I use it on my hoists plus heim joints on the caltracs .

Tex

[1320racer]

I have never cleaned nor relubed the shifters in any of my 3 race cars in the over 30 years I have been racing and everyone has worked flawlessly for thousands of passes.

[tuffxf]

Gday Tex how are you going?
Ended up ringing them, Will relube with what they used initially,
Still works perfectly, but I can see **** from our perfectly dust free environment 😀👍
It?s getting a birthday
Thanks!
Cheers 😀👍

[Tex013]

Paul ,
dust free ? at willowbank ? hahaha my Plymouth still has dust in it .
doing good . maybe not as good as you @ winters . But getting back in the saddle to be ready for The Bend Grand Final .
Hope you are well .

Tex

[1700camaro]

Originally Posted by tuffxf

Gday Tex how are you going?
Ended up ringing them, Will relube with what they used initially,
Still works perfectly, but I can see **** from our perfectly dust free environment 😀👍
It?s getting a birthday
Thanks!
Cheers 😀👍

Good for you being proactive on possible maintenance issues that can occur in your specific climate conditions!

Some may not understand these circumstances that require some proactive maintenance. We get it & some others don't. Press on as I know you will without blinders on.

You are spot on by cleaning & lubing your shifter!

[1320racer]

there are few sportsman racers without the benefit of a full time team/employees that have as good no mind a better preventive maintenance program for their cars than I. My cars show it in their performance, appearance and most important wins!

That said the OP has a door car, not an open cockpit car and if he races in a dust bowl his preventative maintenance should start with the carb, not a component in the interior of the car but hey, some like to make it more difficult than it needs to be.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

I have never cleaned nor relubed the shifters in any of my 3 race cars in the over 30 years I have been racing and everyone has worked flawlessly for thousands of passes.

Ed, just in case you might have forgotten, this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ is how you replied to the question.
And OBTW, the man asked what to use for lube, not whether you lubed yours or not.

[1320racer]

You too haven’tt answered his question, I did and told him don’t bother.

[Signman]

My PPP shifter has been acting up on the 1-2 shift going past 2nd so disassembled it either it needed maintenance or was worn out


The original lube was full of dirt cleaned it all off everywhere

Don't mess with the handle unless you have some patience.
Used Super Lube silicon grease as the assembly lube
Soaked the cable in trans fluid for a few days
Re installed making sure alignment and adjustment are as instructed.


Initially my impression was the spring that pushed the rod/disc up needed to slow down but with bench testing and in the car before and after the shift lever needed to speed up. That must be why PPP states most problems are in the cable.