F28 gear linkage
Hello, I'm having difficulty getting my head around how the F28 gear linkage connects to the Nova gear rod linkage selector. Anyone know what to do here?
For reference to what I'm talking about, it's the section on the right hand side that looks like it needs something to slot inside it in order to connect to the gear linkage rod. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Tony
Found this (...) the part on the bottom left of the picture looks like the part/section that I need to add to the F28 linkage. Just what this is off and where I would find one eludes me!
Bit of googling soon solved that. Turns out the second picture I posted of the part I was unsure of, but which I need, is off a Cavalier gear linkage. There's one on eBay, but at 198 bucks I think I'll hold out for a second hand one or make something out of a bit of round bar
did you make the linkage in the first pic? Ive not used my let nova for a long long time but part of the reason is the gear linkage
I did, yes. It's just the standard F28 linkage with the old linkage rod replaced with a bit of M10 or M12 threaded bar, female rose joints, misalignment washers/spacers and button headed bolts.Originally Posted by doug_sri
Setting up the F28 linkages on the Nova can be troublesome - I had a couple of issues getting all the gears on my last one, but with a bit of adjustment on the gear stick end (i.e., trimming the plastic guide for reverse) and on the adjuster on the end of the clutch cable, I managed to get all the gears. 1st gear was a bit of a bugger, and generally found selecting gears quite tiresome (i.e., there was a lot of travel from gear to gear), though that could probably be solved with a short-shifter, which I'm unsure/dubious of fitting.
Like much of the work carried out in doing these conversions, it will be trial and error once I get it running and go from there.
I see you're only across the bridge, so perhaps once I get it running at the end of the year/beginning of next year I could give you a hand if I'm successful with mine
What bits are you using?
You need a nova gear linkage, which you shorten on one bit to fit the F28.
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Just the F28 linkage, which I take it won't work (i.e., get all the gears?) despite the fact that it's fitting the rear Nova engine mount bracket when bolted to the gearbox? Not fitted the engine and box to the car yet, of course, so perhaps I will need to get a standard Nova gear linkage and modify it to fit the F28 once everything's in situ, though was kind of hoping not to have to.
You know, it did occur to me that it might be needed ... only after I sold my old engine and gearbox, which still had the linkage left on it (d'oh!). I don't suppose you have a spare one knocking around, do you Benn?
Last edited by HouseAtreides; 21-06-15 at 03:07 PM.
Normally you don't use any of the F28 (which will be Cav or CAlibra) gear linkage. You use all Nova linkage and cut part of the rod down.
Oh and iirc where you've rose jointed is good. But you really want the main two (in the plastic) rose jointed as they give all the feel and movement.
Sadly i dont have a spare linkage. I should really get one tho.
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So, there's nothing to say what I've done won't work?
Take it you've not utilised the standard Nova linkage either in your conversion?
Well the Cav one in your pic wont connect to the Nova shifter rod.
I have a std nova linkage that is shorted. As you need to do that to fit it.
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