[Shotimes] Track Day - Road Atlanta

[Peter Chase]

  Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:

Pete,

The problems you describe sound like the classic bad clutch 
(worn pressure plate fingers from the throwout bearing 
rubbing) instead of tranny problems.

I'm afraid it might be a combination of both the clutch and the tranny since 2nd gear seems more finicky than the others.


Understeer is a part of any FWD car but IMO that just makes 
learning to drive one, more fun, or at least a challenge.


As far as the understeer, I'm trying to get my hands on a 26mm rear bar to help with that. 




With the proper tires, and some tire pressure fiddling, and 
a little change in driving style, you can change the 
attitude to neutral pretty easy, and like any car, you just 
don't drive it into a corner way too fast. Remember the 
racers motto: Slow in, fast out. Not the other way around!

:)

New struts don't have to cost an arm and a leg, and maybe 
just a cleaning and bit of lube will bring the shifter back 
to being just normal. The SHO in either cable of rod 
shifter versions never had a strong self-centering mode, so 
you just have to get used to testing the gate to know where 
you are when shifting, something that should come natural 
anyway.


The struts I'm not too worried about as I know I can do those myself.  It's the clutch/ tranny stuff that I'm alittle weary of doing myself in my carport.  Also, do you have any suggestions on where to clean/lube the shifter linkage?


But I understand, and the Miata is a fun track car, but 
learning to toss the heavier FWD SHO around can be fun too.

Run the Miata till you get the SHO back up to snuff, and 
replace that clutch, you may find you fall back in love.
Don Mallinson

I hear you on that, it's just probably going to be more than a few months before I'll have the SHO up to snuff.


Pete



		
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