Hi all,

I'm after a nylon gear knob for the rally car but they're all m10 threaded screw on ones

Problem is the MTX75 gear lever is pull up and uses push on gear knobs

so is there any adapters out there i can use? had a look around but can't really find what i'm after



thats what im going for but its a screw on but my stick is push on because of the pull up reverse

thanks

Ash

 

Not sure if the stick fitting is the same on the MTX75 but I'm using a Scorpio gearstick on the MT75 in my Sierra so I could fit a leather EsCos gearknob. The Scorpio has a screw-on knob instead of the push-on one in the Sierra.

 

my cab [pull up reverse] i bought a gearknob from richbrook in polished aluminium

 

yh ive seen them about but not really what im after, how do they attach? push on or screw on?

 

what size is the lever shaft? maybe cut a thread on it to fit one?

i bought one like the above from quaife, they do m10 and m12 sizes in black or white £17 iirc

 

i was thinking that but i doubt it will be the a bigger enough diameter as the hole on the gear knob would need to be 30mm

 

Are you sure about that mate? 30mm diameter for a gear stick sounds slightly excessive lol

 

Don't remember mine being that big!? I've got a Momo one, which has a grub screw to hold it on...

 

yep measured it off the old standard for one, because the part it slides onto is a plastic bit, which is 30mm in diameter, tried to see if you can take the plastic part off and leave the pull up piece but it wouldn't budge

 

i cant remember how but it will come off. ive done it before where you have to cut the top part of the sliding bit off just leaving the finger grip part. the actual lever was nowhere near 30mm, thats fecking big to be a lever lol

 

right i'll have another look at it later then, i know the actual lever isn't 30mm its like 8 or 10mm, its this top part which the gear knob slides onto im on about

 

The hole in the bottom of the knob on my Momo might be 30mm, to accommodate the lift up bit, but the top part of the gearstick is smaller...

 

the black bit on the top is what im on about, still can't get it off, theres no screws for it and it won't unscrew either

 

Well i knew i something wasn't right, can't twist it you have to pull it it can off, with a struggle but its off now, this is what im left with...





So i need an adapter for that now then,...

anyone know of anything to fit that then?

 

If the new one is a nylon 'Quaife' type one and its a fairly tight fit, you could drill / tap a grub screw to locate in the groove around the stick, where the old knob located?

 

good plan , i'll see how well it fits and then try that if needed

 

just reread this mine has a single grub screw in it to lock it in place i think u will find there is a roll pin that needs knocking out to dismantle the lever

 

i dont need to dismantle it anymore than i have now mate, thats all i needed to do and just need to buy and fit the new gear knob now,

 

do you still need the lift reverse?

could just cut all the plastic away if not

 

no need to remove it, may as well keep it, doesn't it attach to something within the shift box anyway?

 

usually there is a little cable a bit like a bicycle brake cable, but i cant see anything on your pics.

 

where is the best place to buy the piece of plastic that lifts up for reverse ?also is it hard fitted ?

 

the rubber pull up could be bought from Ford i'd guess, but if you haven't got it don't waste your time installing it, it was a mess to remove, had to completely take apart the whole gear linkage, there is a cable that runs down the center of the shaft with a tab at the bottom of it that lifts up when you pull the hand bit up, it really isnt worth installing it, i have removed for rallying

 

its for a road car i cant get reverse all the plastic is broke

 

should be able to get it on ebay or at ford,

 

does anyone knoe wher I can get one with a switch in for arming NOS ????? I dont't realy want it to be active till about 3rd gear! I am in the middle of rewiring a push to start one but it's a bit of a ball ache!!!!