Showdown: Shifter type

[JVN]

I used a dog-shifter for 2 years on 229 (2004, 2005). It wasn't that tough to design & manufacture, and it was bulletproof. I'd do it again.

-JV

[sanddrag]

The thing I don't like about dog shifting is after a while the dog gears can get wobbly because they are only on one bearing. The thing I don't like about mesh shifting is every one of them I've seen is full of metal chips/dust from the shifting. The thing I don't like about ball shifting is the friction between gear and shaft.

Dog shifting may be a little tougher to make but it requres less space and gears than mesh shifting and is probably more reliable.

[camtunkpa]

Can anyone guess what 222's choice is? We've used the ball lock method three years in a row and every year we keep making improvements. This year's TigerDrive can be seen here http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ght=tigerdrive Good thread 114ManualLabor, and glad to see popularity growing in the ball lock shifter! To anyone thinking about the ball lock shifter design, don't be scared of the machining...just ask our students.