BKK Jack
Senior Member
I got my new Billetworkz shit knob today and got it put on. It wasn't as straightforward as the video posted somewhere shows, but for me simple things almost never are.
When I went to spin it on, I noticed that the diameter of the base of the knob was bigger than the top of the boot collar. Eh, less than perfect, but I could have lived with it. I turned it down and went a little past where the shift pattern was square, so I backed it off a bit and felt a little pop. Turns out that was because there's a threaded insert inside the knob. That opened opportunities, so I got to work.
After I used some channel locks to get the insert off the shaft, I cut about 5mm off the insert so the top of the stock boot collar would fit up inside the knob for a little better look. Unfortunately, the knob still sat too high on the shaft, but there was plenty of room for it to go lower. It was stopping because the threaded insert wasn't threaded all the way through. Of course, I didn't have an M10 x 1.5 tap, but I was able to find a bolt.
I only needed a turn or two to get through and the threaded insert is aluminum, so I used a Dremel to cut a notch into the end of the threads of the bolt. After a few minutes I could spin the insert all the way down to the top of the boot collar, which was bottomed on the threads of the shift shaft. I put some red Loctite on the threads of the insert that knob screws onto, snugged everything down and felt quite chuffed with myself.
I didn't take any pictures of the process, but I'll get one of how it turned out tomorrow.
When I went to spin it on, I noticed that the diameter of the base of the knob was bigger than the top of the boot collar. Eh, less than perfect, but I could have lived with it. I turned it down and went a little past where the shift pattern was square, so I backed it off a bit and felt a little pop. Turns out that was because there's a threaded insert inside the knob. That opened opportunities, so I got to work.
After I used some channel locks to get the insert off the shaft, I cut about 5mm off the insert so the top of the stock boot collar would fit up inside the knob for a little better look. Unfortunately, the knob still sat too high on the shaft, but there was plenty of room for it to go lower. It was stopping because the threaded insert wasn't threaded all the way through. Of course, I didn't have an M10 x 1.5 tap, but I was able to find a bolt.
I only needed a turn or two to get through and the threaded insert is aluminum, so I used a Dremel to cut a notch into the end of the threads of the bolt. After a few minutes I could spin the insert all the way down to the top of the boot collar, which was bottomed on the threads of the shift shaft. I put some red Loctite on the threads of the insert that knob screws onto, snugged everything down and felt quite chuffed with myself.
I didn't take any pictures of the process, but I'll get one of how it turned out tomorrow.
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