I had a quick drive in Lee's car that has the 'Whalen Shift Machine' gearknob and was very impressed how much smoother and positive the change was.
Having recentely bought an AC Schnitzer gearknob, i was reluctant to spend another £100+ to buy and ship the WSM into the country so decided to see if i could do anything with what i had :idea:
The principle of the WSM is just that it is really heavy, so i decided to add a bit of weight to the ACS one as it is hollow inside.
Here's what i did...............
1. Remove ACS gearknob
2. Turn gearknob upside down and emerse in a small glass of water, without it going into the neck of the gearknob(this is to reduce heat build up so adhesive to top sticker isn't damaged).
3. Carefully pour or drip melted lead (very low melting point but very heavy) into the open neck to fill up the gearknob to the top of where it tappers down to form the narrow shaft.
4. Once the hollow section has been filled and left to cool you just drill out (using a drill as close in size to the inside diameter of the shaft) the shaft again to allow the gearknob to fit properly again.
Having done this, the gearchange is definately smoother, nicer to use :wink:
I had a bit of roofing lead in the garage, but you should be able top get this cheaply from any roofing supplier.
Having recentely bought an AC Schnitzer gearknob, i was reluctant to spend another £100+ to buy and ship the WSM into the country so decided to see if i could do anything with what i had :idea:
The principle of the WSM is just that it is really heavy, so i decided to add a bit of weight to the ACS one as it is hollow inside.
Here's what i did...............
1. Remove ACS gearknob
2. Turn gearknob upside down and emerse in a small glass of water, without it going into the neck of the gearknob(this is to reduce heat build up so adhesive to top sticker isn't damaged).
3. Carefully pour or drip melted lead (very low melting point but very heavy) into the open neck to fill up the gearknob to the top of where it tappers down to form the narrow shaft.
4. Once the hollow section has been filled and left to cool you just drill out (using a drill as close in size to the inside diameter of the shaft) the shaft again to allow the gearknob to fit properly again.
Having done this, the gearchange is definately smoother, nicer to use :wink:
I had a bit of roofing lead in the garage, but you should be able top get this cheaply from any roofing supplier.
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