silly shift knob question

XtorT'r

New Member

Jun 11, 2003

381

0

0

Minnesota, YAAA

May 8, 2007

#1

• May 8, 2007

• #1

So after a year of putting up with it I'm getting a bit tired of my g'damn shift knob loosening up on me. I've tried loctight, worked for about 30 minutes. Also do you guys use and washers when you tighten yours down? If I were to tighten mine all the way down the shifter would face between 90º and 180º degrees past where it should making my shift positions look a bit funky.

Any experiance with this?

I have a Tri-ax shifter and this happens with the two different knobs I have.

 

3

32valves

New Member

Apr 20, 2007

42

0

0

Philadelphia, PA

May 8, 2007

#2

• May 8, 2007

• #2

you are supposed to use spacers(washers) to get it to tighten all the way while lining up

 

merc123

Active Member

Jan 27, 2003

420

2

39

North GA

May 8, 2007

#3

• May 8, 2007

• #3

My shift knob comes loose on my Tri-ax but not my stock shifter. I can't get the shift pattern to line up right on my tri-ax but no problems with my stocker.

 

StangYellow

Founding Member

Sep 11, 2002

1,052

1

39

May 8, 2007

#4

• May 8, 2007

• #4

If its coming loose, tighten up the bolt on the underside of the shifter knob. Thats what holds it on there with pressure. If that doesnt fix it, check your threads to make sure they arent stripped from messing with it.

 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mod Dude

Feb 18, 2001

43,162

17,855

224

Massachusetts

May 8, 2007

#5

• May 8, 2007

• #5

I had the same issue with my Mach 1 knob on my MGW shifter. It would thread down too far.

What i did was find a bolt the same size as the shifter handle, cut it about 1/2" long, cut a slot and use a screwdriver to screw it in. Takes a little trial and error to get the position and lenght of the insert right, but when it's done it's perfect

 

merc123

Active Member

Jan 27, 2003

420

2

39

North GA

May 9, 2007

#6

• May 9, 2007

• #6

There's a bolt on the underside of the shifter?

Good ideal Mustang5L5

 

T

TripleBlk

Member

Nov 12, 2002

312

3

19

Cape Canaveral FL

May 9, 2007

#7

• May 9, 2007

• #7

XtorT'r said:

So after a year of putting up with it I'm getting a bit tired of my g'damn shift knob loosening up on me. I've tried loctight, worked for about 30 minutes. Also do you guys use and washers when you tighten yours down? If I were to tighten mine all the way down the shifter would face between 90º and 180º degrees past where it should making my shift positions look a bit funky.

Any experiance with this?

I have a Tri-ax shifter and this happens with the two different knobs I have.

Click to expand...

I switched to the hurst T-handle, and adjusted it to suit me. Never loosened, and it is easy to "handle".