Gear Knob thread size?

raymie440 · Post by **raymie440** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:59 pm

Strange question I know. The one thing I really don't like about my new car is the length of the gear stick. I am not looking to spend nearly 200 quid on a short shifter, just want the gear knob a bit lower so I am looking to remove around 1-2 inches from the shaft. Does anyone know the thread size of the shaft so I can get a tap and die set to re-thread the shaft after removal of said 1-2 inches?

patterson · Post by **patterson** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:38 pm

raymie440 wrote:Strange question I know. The one thing I really don't like about my new car is the length of the gear stick. I am not looking to spend nearly 200 quid on a short shifter, just want the gear knob a bit lower so I am looking to remove around 1-2 inches from the shaft. Does anyone know the thread size of the shaft so I can get a tap and die set to re-thread the shaft after removal of said 1-2 inches?

Why not measure it

However ill see if I can see it in my Hayes manual to save you time

patterson · Post by **patterson** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:51 pm

Sorry it does not say

Short shifter is 119 from Mountune btw

raymie440 · Post by **raymie440** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:26 pm

Thanks for the replies, I will need to get into it on Wednesday, just asked incase anybody knew the size. I'm not fussed about getting a short shifter, it's quite a good gear change on the car, I just want the gear stick to be shorter. It feels a little agricultural at the moment.

patterson · Post by **patterson** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 11:10 pm

Lol the thread may be long so you might be able to make it shorter and still screw a gear nob on

Blueoval09 · Post by **Blueoval09** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:06 pm

Think it's a metric thread so i'd guess at m12, just need a hacksaw to shorten it and a tap & die set to put the new thread on (easiest way to find out is measure the diameter with a micrometer)

raymie440 · Post by **raymie440** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:11 pm

Just got it finished today. I cut two inches off the length, the thread size is M12x1.5mm. It feels so much more positive, slightly shorter throw but mainly looks so much better. All in all, well chuffed and it didn't cost a penny!

Wez88 · Post by **Wez88** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:03 am

raymie440 wrote:Just got it finished today. I cut two inches off the length, the thread size is M12x1.5mm. It feels so much more positive, slightly shorter throw but mainly looks so much better. All in all, well chuffed and it didn't cost a penny!

Would you like to do mine as I'm useless at this sort of thing hahaha any pics of the finished product as well?

alan1971 · Post by **alan1971** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:24 pm

this is a great ideal...was it easy to tap the gear lever your self?

AlanF · Post by **AlanF** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:14 pm

Did you remove it or did you do it in situ

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