[Mgs] Gear shift knob

[Max Heim]

Are you thinking of Helicoils?

It will probably require drilling and retapping the knob, to the next larger
SAE thread.

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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 3/31/10 1:00 PM, Barrie Robinson at barrie at look.ca wrote:

> I got a beautiful gear shift knob from Larry Heaps who can be found
> on www.britcot.com - it was for my under restoration Aston.   But, as
> usual, Brit threads are different and it will not fit.     The gear
> shift thread is 5/16 with 22 pitch, the knob is slightly larger than
> 5/16 with bigger thread.  There are some inserts one can get but I am
> damned if I can remember the name and what they do.  Can someone help
> here please? - Thanks in advance for responses.
> 
> I tried plumbers tape and that was hopeless.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Barrie
> barrie at look.ca
> (705) 721-9060