Savage X Not Shifting

[xll-SavageX-llx]

Well today i brang my savage into my LHS to get it tuned because it was sitting for 3-4 weeks, (waiting for my pipe from stellerrc) and I'm not the best one at tuning my engine..

Any way he got it running leaned it out took it for a run, wouldn't shift!
So he turned the sifting screw out 1 full turn, took it for a run, still didn't shift, turned it out 3/4, now we are sitting at 1 1/2 turn for the sifting screw, The screw is almost out !

But it was shifting earlier, month ago!

STILL NO SHIFT!

Can any one help me !!

P.S- only on the 5th tank of gas, running it rich !
The truck did sit for 3-4 weeks!

 

[Samrsnow]

5 TANKS?! Give the engine more time to break in man! Its not going to shift easily when its on rich settings.

 

[soulja]

are your clutches good? i have seen clutches be worn and not let enough rpm turn it to shift. then again...on one of my savages.... i had the same problem...so i got ticked off and said i was gonna blow it up.......and i held it in first gear for about 40 seconds and she shiftes!! not telling you to do that at all......that was my truck...........

 

[soulja]

yea dude.....give it some time......didnt read that far down.....
the hobby man shouldn't have been turning that srew AT ALL for 5 tanks!

 

[whipnet]

Get your tune set and then tighten your slipper down all the way for testing purposes. A loose slipper will shift into 2nd as soon as you hit full throttle and you'll never see a shift.

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[xll-SavageX-llx]

Get your tune set and then tighten your slipper down all the way for testing purposes. A loose slipper will shift into 2nd as soon as you hit full throttle and you'll never see a shift.

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ok ill try that!

But why would it shift one day but not that next?

 

[whipnet]

ok ill try that!

But why would it shift one day but not that next?

Most likely your tune. But I had to learn about the loose slipper the hard way. 🙂

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[ejk78]

Is the truck up to operating temps, my truck has a hard time shifting when the engine is still to cold, but once its hot it shifts great...

 

[xll-SavageX-llx]

Is the truck up to operating temps, my truck has a hard time shifting when the engine is still to cold, but once its hot it shifts great...

yah but my engine is getting to max temps and still not shifting !

 

[big scott]

I'm running into the same thing my 25 wont shift for nothing. yes i have a good tune, slipper is tight. what i need to no is what is the factory setting for the 2speed screw how many turns out???

about 3 weeks ago i took the trany apart and all was good..

 

[soulja]

a friend of mine has a savage with an LRP but we put a NovaRossi engine on it. well....the truck was taken apart about a month and a half ago to be rebuilr with FLM plates and everything....and when we finally ran the truck a few days ago....we had the same problem. on a couple of the savages that i've had....if they sit up for a while....they wont shift. well after running the NovaRossi about 7 tanks....she started shifting fine and he has not had a problem since then. i guess the clutch mechanism on the inside had got stiff. it's been okay every since then.......