If the shift knob is loose enough to rattle you'd think you would notice it
every time you grabbed a gear. The solution is to tighten the lock nut.
on 4/9/04 8:07 AM, Christian, Skip at wellner.christian@navy.mil wrote:
> Dave,
> Another poster said his noise was from an aftermarket shift knob. Will
> re-install the original shift knob (came with the car) and let you know.
> Wonder if Teflon tape on the shift lever to knob threads would make any
> difference if the noise is from the aftermarket knob ??
>
> Thanks, Skip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dave houser [mailto:mgs4dave@tampabay.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 10:48
> To: Paul Hunt
> Cc: Christian, Skip; MG Digest (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Carb & Trans Oil Questions
>
>
> One other point: rattling and vibration in the shifter can also be
> caused by a gear shift knob that has it's threaded portion loose in the
> shifter. Most of the AMCO shifters I tried were loose between the
> threaded protion and the wooden ball shifter. Rubber threaded shifters
> seem to eliminate this prob.
> cheers,
> Dave Houser
>
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If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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