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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?
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 :)
B&m quickshift includes a new gearstick integrated gearknob....but seeing as it costs around 140 quid....just buy someone really strong superglue!? :lol:
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?
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
talking of knobs (!) has anyone got a standard 16v one??
Get some "araldite", that'll hold it
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
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.
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
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.
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?
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....
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!!
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