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Title: Crazy Taxi Sitdown Stick Shifter
Post by: d7onr8 on June 28, 2012, 08:56:03 pm

I just got a Crazy Taxi Sitdown but the shifter feels loose.  The weight of the shifter causes it to slump down and activate Reverse.  For the time being, I mounted the assembly upside down so that it will hit Drive instead.  I took out the shifter assembly and both microswitches for Drive and Reverse work fine.  Inside the unit, everything seems in tact but is there supposed to be a spring or something that keeps it in the upwards Drive position?  Also, is it supposed to hover in the neutral position?  Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Crazy Taxi Sitdown Stick Shifter
Post by: d7onr8 on June 29, 2012, 12:41:41 pm

Fixed it.  I checked Happs site and one of the exploded diagrams showed a spring is supposed to be located in the shaft that puts tension on the plastic nub at the end.  So I grabbed one from a pen and got it working.

Anybody know a source for NOS, repro stickers or spare parts?

Title: Re: Crazy Taxi Sitdown Stick Shifter
Post by: Well Fed Games on June 29, 2012, 01:06:40 pm

I've looked a bit myself, and not found a source, and spares seem really expensive overall (it is the driving cab I would most love to build/own, so I keep an eye out).