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scotte666
03-05-2005, 17:08
whilst sitting in traffic the other day for some stupid reason i thought id unscrew my gearknob .not realsing it was just glued on ..its now very lose ....tried some gripfill to stick it ack on but didnt rearly work (which i thought was werid as its v strong stuff) any ideas on how to refit it what i need 2 use or shall i just buy a new 1?
Martin
03-05-2005, 17:38
Did a similar thing on my valver...lol I just bought a new gearknob...or if you are feeling flush get a b&m quickshift they are very good..
scotte666
03-05-2005, 17:42
does that not just shorten the linkage though?wont i still need to get a new gearknob???do the new 1's come with some sort of glue already in them was hoping i could just stick some glue in mine am im a cheapskate :)
Martin
03-05-2005, 17:44
B&m quickshift includes a new gearstick integrated gearknob....but seeing as it costs around 140 quid....just buy someone really strong superglue!? :lol:
Allan
03-05-2005, 18:15
Just fitted a new gear nob to my valver, it just push's on :(
my old one was really rubbish just kept falling off all the time ! but the new one i just pushed on and then hammered it on, and now it is solid
scotte666
03-05-2005, 18:52
did it not have glu in the hole to keep it on?
Allan
03-05-2005, 20:34
nope no glue it fitted on really tight, my old one was totaly nakard aswell would just fall off !

this one is a direct replacement one from mike172 and it just pushed on and then i tapped it down with a hammer, had to take the centre out tho so i didnt smash it
scotte666
03-05-2005, 20:36
why isnt mine like that mine had some white sort odf glur in it to hold it on
stan
03-05-2005, 20:47
talking of knobs (!) has anyone got a standard 16v one??

Get some "araldite", that'll hold it
summeh
03-05-2005, 21:14
ive got allans old knackered one with my old blue williams top bit if anyone wants it... will need glueing in though :D
scotte666
03-05-2005, 21:57
summeh what glue why wont mine stay on when i glue it arrggghh
summeh
03-05-2005, 23:49
tbh i think the amount of use / stresses etc its placed under i wouldnt bother... get a new one :D

if i wanna gonna glue it tho... i would use epoxy resin, and shit loads of it.

and dont touch it for at least a few hours afterwards! to let it set.
Allan
03-05-2005, 23:51
yeah mine looks like it had glue on the inside of it, but that one was totaly shagged !
i think they are under 20 quid new from renault if not talk to mike172 im sure he can get you one nice and cheep
Purple
04-05-2005, 00:49
I use 3M VHB tape for the gear knob when it fell off the last time.

http://www.3m.com/us/mfg_industrial/adhesives/vhb/index.jhtml

Wrapped a small strip of it around the metal tip of the gearstick and jam the gear knob on. Gear knob hasn't budged for a long time. BTW, VHB tapes are not the usual adhesive foam tapes, and quite expensive. I think the bigger DIY stores should have them.
Lunner
04-05-2005, 12:02
does that not just shorten the linkage though?wont i still need to get a new gearknob???do the new 1's come with some sort of glue already in them was hoping i could just stick some glue in mine am im a cheapskate :)

AFAIK teh quickshift is simple a shorter stick, no change to linkage...this is what i've been told by someone whuo fitted one to their's....dont flame me if its wrong, lol
KingStromba
04-05-2005, 12:04
How can it be a shorter linkage? The linkage still has to reach the gearbox surely?
stan
04-05-2005, 17:27
The ratio of lengths above and below the pivot point where the shifter mounts onto the car is different. i.e. the section under the car (bottom of the bit u hold) is LONGER. this means less hand movement is required to get the same movment at the gearbox.

im in the middle of making my own....
Enid
04-05-2005, 19:12
You'll need to glue it on really. I changed the gear knob on mine and used super glue to stick it on and it aint moving no where now!!