shift knob retaining nut - Mustang Forum

IRSmart · 08-22-2011, 01:53 PM

this might sound like a stupid question, but is my car supposed to have one? i installed a FRPP cobra style shift knob, and i ruined it by twisting it on too much (caused a bump in the knob where the handle started pushing through). so i got another one. but it doesn't want to stop screwing in. is there supposed to be a metal retaining nut to stop the shift knob from screwing in, so it's secure? right now i can move it in any direction and it will spin with very little effort. not a good thing when you're power shifting.

03RedFireGT · 08-23-2011, 05:06 AM

Not for the stock knob. My MGW shifter handle has a small set screw on the collar of the knob to lock it into place.

IRSmart · 08-23-2011, 07:57 AM

So how can I secure this shift knob so it stops twisting? There's no bolt or retaining nut that it came with. Thread tape maybe? Or glue?

03RedFireGT · 08-23-2011, 08:27 AM

Spend a little chedda and get yourself a nice knob

Once I installed the Tri-Ax in my GT, I could never get the stock knob to line up correctly again.

MySlow2002GT · 08-23-2011, 09:37 AM

Yes, there is a retaining nut.

08-22-2011, 01:53 PM	#1
IRSmart On a steel horse I ride Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 8,226	shift knob retaining nut this might sound like a stupid question, but is my car supposed to have one? i installed a FRPP cobra style shift knob, and i ruined it by twisting it on too much (caused a bump in the knob where the handle started pushing through). so i got another one. but it doesn't want to stop screwing in. is there supposed to be a metal retaining nut to stop the shift knob from screwing in, so it's secure? right now i can move it in any direction and it will spin with very little effort. not a good thing when you're power shifting. __________________

08-23-2011, 05:06 AM	#2
03RedFireGT Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Corn Fields of Central Illinois Posts: 5,071	Not for the stock knob. My MGW shifter handle has a small set screw on the collar of the knob to lock it into place. __________________ Cammed. Blown. Nasty. BDRA #109

08-23-2011, 07:57 AM	#3
IRSmart On a steel horse I ride Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 8,226	So how can I secure this shift knob so it stops twisting? There's no bolt or retaining nut that it came with. Thread tape maybe? Or glue? __________________

08-23-2011, 08:27 AM	#4
03RedFireGT Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Corn Fields of Central Illinois Posts: 5,071	Spend a little chedda and get yourself a nice knob Once I installed the Tri-Ax in my GT, I could never get the stock knob to line up correctly again. __________________ Cammed. Blown. Nasty. BDRA #109

08-23-2011, 09:37 AM	#5
MySlow2002GT Engine Tech N00b Join Date: May 2003 Location: Next to a mountain Posts: 43,578	Yes, there is a retaining nut.