Transmission, TOD and hub questions.

[Y33TREKker]

I was going to suggest that you speak with Fizx regarding your TOD/Manual hub questions, but I see that you've already asked in his For Sale thread, so my only other suggestion at this point about the problems you're experiencing (especially what your trans indicator lights on the dash are doing) would be to remove and inspect your Mode Selector switch from the drivers side of the transmission to see if it's dirty and can be cleaned, and/or possibly just needs to be replaced.

[CatFish]

I was going to suggest that you speak with Fizx regarding your TOD/Manual hub questions, but I see that you've already asked in his For Sale thread, so my only other suggestion at this point about the problems you're experiencing (especially what your trans indicator lights on the dash are doing) would be to remove and inspect your Mode Selector switch from the drivers side of the transmission to see if it's dirty and can be cleaned, and/or possibly just needs to be replaced.

I will check out the Mode Selector switch and see if it is dirty, how do I tell if it is bad?

I was hoping to hear from Fizx as my fried was interested in his VX and I was hoping he would tell me about the hubs, maybe he is busy and will get back to me at some point. Until then I am hoping for some good info from the rest of the VX community.

Thanks

[Y33TREKker]

I will check out the Mode Selector switch and see if it is dirty, how do I tell if it is bad?

Unfortunately, from what I've seen in various threads, about the only way to tell for sure if it's causing the problems is to take it off, clean it, then reinstall it to see if the problem goes away. I've not had one apart myself to see how the electrical traces on it's circuit board are arranged, but being an electrical switch, it might be possible to following the traces on the board to determine which contacts should show continuity depending on what position the switch is in.

From some of the pictures of mode switches I've seen here in various threads, it looks like the switches sometimes just get built up with road grime and such, which then causes short circuits between adjacent contacts (which results in the erratic light displays on the dash board and the trans going into gears other than the ones that are currently selected).

[CatFish]

Unfortunately, from what I've seen in various threads, about the only way to tell for sure if it's causing the problems is to take it off, clean it, then reinstall it to see if the problem goes away. I've not had one apart myself to see how the electrical traces on it's circuit board are arranged, but being an electrical switch, it might be possible to following the traces on the board to determine which contacts should show continuity depending on what position the switch is in.

From some of the pictures of mode switches I've seen here in various threads, it looks like the switches sometimes just get built up with road grime and such, which then causes short circuits between adjacent contacts (which results in the erratic light displays on the dash board and the trans going into gears other than the ones that are currently selected).

Thanks for the info I will check it out this weekend and see what I find.