Rethreading?
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Rethreading?
ok, well people are always messin with my b&m shifter,which mind u is a POS i shoulda gotten a hurst, ok well now the threads are all striped except the top 3, how would i go about rethreading it, i dont think it would work because then the shift **** wont be threaded the same, or the nut to adjust the tightness....erg, im so mad, someone give me some ideas on fixing it before i get really mad and take it out of my car
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tap it, then use helicoil. or you can probably just buy a new **** somewhere.
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my **** isnt stripped, my shifter is stripped, the part u screw the **** onto, i only wish it was just the ****
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Car: 82 camaro SC
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Originally posted by tyty49
just tap the threads to the threads on the shifter handle. And on you go
just tap the threads to the threads on the shifter handle. And on you go
Chances are the shift handle is also stripped. Get a new handle. FYI, the hammer handle uses a steel insert threads(and is a much better handle IMO). Then screw it on the shift lever using plenty of HD locktite--you might even try leaving off the locking nut. It might be worth a try. You could, in the process ruin the Hammer handle though. If the shift lever must be replaced you can get a replacement. A quick trip to B&M's website, then to summitracing.com I came up with the part you need.
BMM-80695 Megashifter Short Stick Kit(2 in shorter Stick)
$39.95l
Last edited by 82camaro; 04-24-2003 at 08:07 AM.
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i absolutely despise b&m products, but my megashifter is a pretty well built product, it's the damn shift linkage and bracket and cable that i hate about it...
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i really didnt like my b&m its gave me alot of troubles, thanks 82camaro i needed that info, i guess ill buy the new short stick, wonder if its easier to shift with it being 2" shorter? i definally want a hammer shift ****, i saw yours and like the look of it, but my **** surpisingly isnt stripped, right now i have a thinner nut near the top and is working for now, thanks for the help guys
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You could always drill a small hole in the front of the handle and then put a small screw or bolt in there and tighten it down so it rests firmly against the flat part on the shifter. I'm willing to bet that might work.
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Yeah, but lock tite isn't going to help after the threads are already stripped out.
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you could try the JB Weld trick before you go buying parts after all it's free or at most 5 dollars for the JB Weld
just clean the threads on the stick real good, apply jb weld to the threads, put a little light oil on the threads inside the **** put some JB down in there and thread them toghther leave them together for like 24-30 hours then unthread, you should have new threads that may last a while just don't put the **** back on for a day or two then loctite it on when all done
the secret to this trick is in the timing of the removal of the **** you don't want to let the JB harden too much or take it off too soon there is only like a 4-6 hour window of oppurtunity for it to work well
may wor may not
hope this helps
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just clean the threads on the stick real good, apply jb weld to the threads, put a little light oil on the threads inside the **** put some JB down in there and thread them toghther leave them together for like 24-30 hours then unthread, you should have new threads that may last a while just don't put the **** back on for a day or two then loctite it on when all done
the secret to this trick is in the timing of the removal of the **** you don't want to let the JB harden too much or take it off too soon there is only like a 4-6 hour window of oppurtunity for it to work well
may wor may not
hope this helps
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humm, u have a very good idea, but i dont need to take the **** off anyway, so i could just us jb weld, or something not as "permenant" like contact cement to hold it on there, u really helped, thats what im gonna do
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yeah if you don't need it to come off just JB it and it'll stay purdy good
you could always break the **** loose later if need be
you could always break the **** loose later if need be
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well i went and used the jb weld on it, i figure i can use a pipe wrench to get it off if i ever need to, the stuff also worked good on the 2 inch long air leaki had around my blower motor high air flow now
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well, JB is all that is holding my TV cable in place on my car as well as several other things
the best part of it is you can sand it and paint it and make it look like it's supposed to be there
the best part of it is you can sand it and paint it and make it look like it's supposed to be there
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i feel dumb to ask this, but what is the shift linkage cable, isnt that the cable that goes from the shifter to the trans? and its red?
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If the handle is steel (i'm assuming it is, but i dunno for sure) try to get your hands on a welder. You can add a metal bead to the inside on the threaded hole, which WILL add metal for you to re-tap.
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