[T3] Gearshift knob

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Thu Jan 31 11:27:46 PST 2013


On 31 Jan 2013 at 11:56, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> I believe the Walnut Shift Knob (either the Wolfsburg or shift pattern
> style) DID indeed come with a locking nut.
> The lock nut would be the only way to ORIENT the metal plate image on
> the top of the walnut knob so it would "read right", when tightened
> down on the shift lever.  The Bakelite, black nob MAY not have a lock
> nut, because when it "bottomed out" on the knob threads it made no
> difference, as to orientation.
> Is my thinking, correct?

There's nothing wrong with your logic, nevertheless, the walnut knob 
makers didn't send a locknut along with the knob. At least mine 
didn't.

> >At this point I couldn't remember which thread it was.
> 
> Jim, did you mean you "couldn't remember which thread" PITCH ?

Off the top of my head, I couldn't remember either the dia or the 
pitch.

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