View Poll Results: Should I get a setscrew style or direct replacement knob?
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02-17-2003, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SpawnVII' date='Feb 17 2003, 03:19 PM
i got the mazdaspeed CF ****... hate those screw types, had a couple of those and i have to re-tighten them very other day, and freaking mess up my shift lever
02-18-2003, 07:32 PM
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I understand the concern with the setscrew types. After I put my new clutch in and replaced the shifter it was hard for me to tighten it. Before the job it had never came loose and it was almost impossible to get it off before. I figured that the screws came loose with the vibrations of the car. So I would tighten it. Drive for 5 minutes...tighten again and then repeat the process one more time. In the end it never came loose again. :bigok:
02-18-2003, 07:33 PM
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I've had the same experiences. I'm hoping a $90 MOMO **** works a little better than my old (S13) $20 Pep Boys special, though.. hehe
I had a momo and they semi screw on. (I guess thats how you say it) mine would screw on a lil bit of the way and then you tightened the screws
02-19-2003, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by yayer' date='Feb 18 2003, 07:26 PM
hrmmmm... these setscrew types don't spin on like the stock shifter? how do you put them on?
02-19-2003, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Baldy' date='Feb 17 2003, 04:09 PM
if I can't decide, I always ask this question:
Which is cheaper?
works every time, though my wife hates to hear it ("honey, which looks better on me?" " the cheaper one!")
Which is cheaper?
works every time, though my wife hates to hear it ("honey, which looks better on me?" " the cheaper one!")