Andymac183 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 In their infinite wisdom the previous owner of my Zed has sawn off the threaded part of my gear shaft to make it a shorter throw meaning that now an OEM knob won't stay on without glue, blu-tac or anything else I can get in there to keep it secure - and nothing works, there is play in the knob. Is this a massive job to replace the shaft? Where can I get one? Are short-shifter kits worth considering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 A Short shift kit will undoubtably be the cheapest way to sort it, unless you can find one from a breaker for cheap, but I guess most would want to keep it with the box. Have you considered finding a non threaded gear knob? I'm sure I've seen ones that have no threads and use grub screws to hold it firm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Alternatively, get someone to thread whats left of the shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Short shifters are like Marmite and you will have to carry out a bit of fettling to get it to fit and work properly. Pre owned 350 DE and HR OEM shift sticks in stock if required. Just drop me a pm if I can help further. Alex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymac183 Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 That's a good idea actually - is there any way of searching for knobs that attach in such a way, it never seems clear when browsing for them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Aye, or give Alex a shout ^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 That's a good idea actually - is there any way of searching for knobs that attach in such a way, it never seems clear when browsing for them... I imagine it should say in the description because even for threaded version, there are different sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymac183 Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Alex just got me a shaft...is this a massive job to swap out? Driveway, or garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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