6 speed shift pattern changes
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6 speed shift pattern changes
On an earlier post "V8 or V10" someone posted the shift pattern for the new 6 speed manual tranny for me. It was as follows (with "X"s for blank spaces so it dosen't collapse into the wrong pattern):
R 2 4 6
x 1 3 5
Yesterday I saw an F350 diesel with a six speed (tail light lense had a '96 on it so it must have been an early SuperDuty). But it had a different shift pattern:
R 1 3 OD
L 2 4
The L (creeper I persume) was a slight bit notched farther to the left than the R. I like this pattern because for the forward gears (like my 5 speed Mazda tranny) it is a standard pattern. The one posted above for the new 6 speed seems awkward--especially if 1 is a creeper gear.
So when did they make the switch? Or is it a difference between gasoline engine and diesel engine having different trannies?
BTY: Is a shift pattern fixed or can it be changed by modifying the shifter conntection to the shift rails?
R 2 4 6
x 1 3 5
Yesterday I saw an F350 diesel with a six speed (tail light lense had a '96 on it so it must have been an early SuperDuty). But it had a different shift pattern:
R 1 3 OD
L 2 4
The L (creeper I persume) was a slight bit notched farther to the left than the R. I like this pattern because for the forward gears (like my 5 speed Mazda tranny) it is a standard pattern. The one posted above for the new 6 speed seems awkward--especially if 1 is a creeper gear.
So when did they make the switch? Or is it a difference between gasoline engine and diesel engine having different trannies?
BTY: Is a shift pattern fixed or can it be changed by modifying the shifter conntection to the shift rails?
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 5,860
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From: Metro Detroit (Redford)
6 speed shift pattern changes
Thanks, that is good news. The pattern with the creeper as L and under R is much more logical.
The other one is the 17th post under:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/superduty/2485.html
The pattern that shows on screen is similar to yours, but if you click "Reply with Quote," it appears the post was typed with the 1 below the 2 (the whole second line must have shifted in the post).
The other one is the 17th post under:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/superduty/2485.html
The pattern that shows on screen is similar to yours, but if you click "Reply with Quote," it appears the post was typed with the 1 below the 2 (the whole second line must have shifted in the post).
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