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  1. Speedracer33

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    #1 Speedracer33, Apr 16, 2013
    I was driving the 308 last night, and I'm starting to notice a little bit of a squealing (metal on metal) sound as I move the shifter into a new gear. Nothing too bad, but noticeable, and it definitely is new.

    Is that likely a tranny oil issue, or can I just do something simple like spray WD40 in the shifter?
     
  2. Steve Magnusson

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    #2 Steve Magnusson, Apr 16, 2013
    Do you mean the that sound eminates from the shifter mechanism in the cabin or from inside the gearbox?

    If from the shifter mechanism, wiping a little lubricant around the inside edge of the shift gate with a Q-tip is no sin (and will help you from sawing the shift lever off ;)). Likewise, a shot of spray lubricant into the sliding bushings wouldn't hurt either, but it may require disassemly/cleaning/relubing after 30 years. Have you found the prior shifter mechanism threads with the excellent photos (IIRC, from either Peter or Rob G. or both)?
     
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    #3 Speedracer33, Apr 16, 2013
    To me it sounds like the shifter itself that is making the noise, but since I've had the car a total of 6 days at this point, I don't have a lot of experience in diagnosing noises from the car. My instinct was that the problem was the shifter itself, which is why I thought some WD40 would do it. I just don't want to shoot some down there and find out that is somehow going to destroy the tranny, or something equally stupid.
     
  4. Steve Magnusson

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    #4 Steve Magnusson, Apr 16, 2013
    Welcome to "fettling" ;)

    Nothing that you can really hurt in the shifter mechanism -- post #9 from Peter in this thread has some good photos:

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/technical-q/206790-308gtb-shifter-problems-3.html

    showing the situation. The steel U-shaft that slides fore-aft just runs in bores in the (soft) Aluminum material so, if that's got a little torn up, there might be some debris that just adding a thin lubricant won't help -- but no harm at all IMO trying that first to see if it helps.

    PS if you ever do disassembly it, don't get the two Aluminum halves flipped around -- it's line-bored when assembled
     
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    #5 Speedracer33, Apr 16, 2013
    Thanks for the link, I have a better understanding of what I'm dealing with now. As long as the WD40 doesn't somehow wash away the grease that is still left in there, I think you're right... it wouldn't hurt to try.
     
  6. 308nut

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    #6 308nut, Apr 16, 2013
    Matt that noise is the shifter itself rubbing as it goes through the shift gate. The gear box oil in the car is fresh, remember I did a shift shaft seal on it and replaced the shift forks.


    Wade
     

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