The plastic threads in my practically pristine shiftknob is stripped. Therefore, it will not screw in tightly. Damn thing spins as I shift. I tried two part epoxy with no success. Any ideas? Not looking to spend extra bucks just for a new shiftknob either.

 

Do you have any thread left on it at all? Have you tried thread locker?

Concrete 2 part apoxy might do the trick lol

 

Little to no thread left. Thread locker won't work as it requires threads...

I used Devcon 5 Minute two part Epoxy, and they didn't work.

 

Try to find some shim stock, superglue that to the shifter, then superglue the **** to the shim.
Only other thing I can think of other than buying a new shifter is to try to find a heli-coil that will fit the **** & thread the shifter with a die nut.
*edit*
Read that wrong. Disregard heli-coil. Stripped ****, duh.

 

you could try drilling out a larger hole in the ****, then re-threading it and adding a larger diameter piece over top the shifter.

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This sounds like one of those problems that the solution far exceeds the effort

Getting a new shift **** is the easy answer....

I think the OEM plastic might be nylon...so likely nothing is going to stick to it. You could try using a soldering iron to see if it melts.....if it does then you could get it plastic welded closed and re-drill and tap it

 

You can drill and helicoil it the same as any hole. Helicoil in soft materials like plastic, aluminum etc. will give you much longer service life. There are also plastic thread restorer kits where you prepare and fill the hole and then insert the lightly oiled threaded shaft into it and let it harden. It will unscrew later.

 

Thanks. I have thought about helicoil, but that was my last resort being that most m10x1.25 helicoil kits alone cost at least $30.

Already bought a VooDoo ****. Figured since my stock **** is pristine minus the stripped threads, it would be worth my time/effort to save it.

 

pretty sure I have the M10 x 1.25 kit I can send you, just send it back when you're done.

LMK

 

Conveniently, I have a problem with my shift **** as well.

In my case, I tried unscrewing my shift **** to clean the console but from what I saw, the leather upper is spinning only. The **** itself doesn't move. Any idea on how to remove the shift **** in this case?