I'm getting ready to do my manual conversion on my UK auto. I'm pretty much sorted in my head how the clutch and gearbox go on mechanically but I'm a little confused about a couple of things.

 

1. Do the gearbox electrical connections simple plug into the existing autobox wiring? i.e. Reverse switch, neutral switch and speed sensor doodah. It also has a wire coming off an oil line, which I'm assuming is a temp sensor.

 

2. The manual box has two oil cooler hard lines on it. Are these just attached to the exisiting ATF cooler lines (after a complete flush) or can they just be joined together and ignored?

 

3. After changing over the shifter to a short shifter I'm finding it hard to select gears. Have I installed the shifter incorrectly or can this be expected when the box isn't attached to the car?

 

I'll no doubt have more questions to come but any help on the above would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Dave

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reverse wires have to be extended i think

neutral has to be earthed to ECU ?

you can bridge the oil pipes together, but most likely best to run through the cooler after the flush, they were designed to have a cooler so worth keeping.

 

shifter change could just feel tighter when running due to new parts and bushes fitted

 

hope this helps

1. Do the gearbox electrical connections simple plug into the existing autobox wiring? i.e. Reverse switch, neutral switch and speed sensor doodah. It also has a wire coming off an oil line, which I'm assuming is a temp sensor.

 

Once the auto box cables are removed your just left with the alternator loom which includes the speedo sensor and the old inhibitor switch for the auto box this needs linking out so the starter circuit will operate, the smaller speedo connector will just plug in.

 

 

2. The manual box has two oil cooler hard lines on it. Are these just attached to the exisiting ATF cooler lines (after a complete flush) or can they just be joined together and ignored?

 

Link the cooler out, the oil is much heavier in a manual box and will not flow to the auto cooler, in fact the UK zeds uses an electric pump with temp sensor and a small fluid / air cooler fitted just in front of the drivers side rear wheel area.

 

3. After changing over the shifter to a short shifter I'm finding it hard to select gears. Have I installed the shifter incorrectly or can this be expected when the box isn't attached to the car?

They do make the effort to change a bit harder, do check the pinch bolt where the plastic bushes are at the base of the lever, if too tight it will be hard to use.

 

 

Do not forget the reverse light cables this have to be extended from the reverse light switch in the box and run upto the connector just behind the drivers headlight.

 

The neutral switch needs wiring to the appropriate cable on the ecu, this is not essential but is desirable.

 

 

Hope that helps

 

Jeff TT

Edited March 15, 201114 yr by JeffTT

Thanks folks, that's a great help.