Chrome Shift Knob
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Originally posted by Xader Vartec@May 31, 2005, 12:08 PM
Or...a better question....is the thread on it 12mm?
Or...a better question....is the thread on it 12mm?
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Ok...I have seen several places that mention that the new 05 has a different thread than the old shifters...however on ebay I see a couple of shifters that say they will fit all models from '94-05 (http://stores.ebay.com/DIVERSIFIED-MARKETING).
Is it really different?
Does anyone really care? (besides me)
Is it really different?
Does anyone really care? (besides me)
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Originally posted by Xader Vartec@May 31, 2005, 4:24 PM
Ok...I have seen several places that mention that the new 05 has a different thread than the old shifters...however on ebay I see a couple of shifters that say they will fit all models from '94-05 (http://stores.ebay.com/DIVERSIFIED-MARKETING).
Is it really different?
Does anyone really care? (besides me)
Ok...I have seen several places that mention that the new 05 has a different thread than the old shifters...however on ebay I see a couple of shifters that say they will fit all models from '94-05 (http://stores.ebay.com/DIVERSIFIED-MARKETING).
Is it really different?
Does anyone really care? (besides me)
But the ones on ebay may be universal *****, i.e. they may have interchangeable thread bushings. Beware of universal *****, however! I tried one once, and it felt cheap because there was a slight bit of play between the bushing threads, making the **** kind of rattle. Definitely not solid feeling.
#8
The only thing that's remotely difficult in resizing an older shift **** is securing the **** for drilling without damaging the chrome on it. I used an old mouse pad to wrap the ball and then used pine (soft wood) between the steel vise jaws and the pad. That worked OK, but you could prolly come up with a better idea. The drill size is 29/64". Measure the existing hole and put a piece of tape on the drill bit so you don't go too deep into the ball. After you drill the hole out, just insert a 1/2" x 20 tap.
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Originally posted by Xader Vartec@June 2, 2005, 7:07 AM
Thanks. This is the exact kind of information I was looking for.
Thanks. This is the exact kind of information I was looking for.
You're welcome, good luck. BTW I am having a Triax shifter installed and they use the old 12 mm? shaft size. For the new installation I ordered a '04 Mach I shifter ball which comes with the boot sleeve, (ordered from 05StangKC), they are aluminum and have the shift pattern ingraved on the head.
Either the chrome or the aluminum look good in the '05 interior.
Paul
#11
That is the EXACT shift **** I was looking at getting. I emailed an online shop about whether the threads were the same and they said no. After that I guessed that I couldn't use it.
But I showed your instructions to my father-in-law (he's a farmer with alot of shop equipment for working on tractors) he said we could do your retrofit in his shop so I think that will be the one I get now.
Thanks again.
But I showed your instructions to my father-in-law (he's a farmer with alot of shop equipment for working on tractors) he said we could do your retrofit in his shop so I think that will be the one I get now.
Thanks again.
#13
Originally posted by wild stray@June 1, 2005, 11:34 PM
The only thing that's remotely difficult in resizing an older shift **** is securing the **** for drilling without damaging the chrome on it. I used an old mouse pad to wrap the ball and then used pine (soft wood) between the steel vise jaws and the pad. That worked OK, but you could prolly come up with a better idea. The drill size is 29/64". Measure the existing hole and put a piece of tape on the drill bit so you don't go too deep into the ball. After you drill the hole out, just insert a 1/2" x 20 tap.
The only thing that's remotely difficult in resizing an older shift **** is securing the **** for drilling without damaging the chrome on it. I used an old mouse pad to wrap the ball and then used pine (soft wood) between the steel vise jaws and the pad. That worked OK, but you could prolly come up with a better idea. The drill size is 29/64". Measure the existing hole and put a piece of tape on the drill bit so you don't go too deep into the ball. After you drill the hole out, just insert a 1/2" x 20 tap.
If you mean the later where would I get something like that?
#14
I just tapped the **** itself. You will have to make a decision based on the **** you buy. You will prolly be OK tapping the **** out as long as you drill it out straight.
Paul
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