definitely not 8mm diamter thread, that's only 5/16ths of an inch, way to9 small. it's 10 mm or 12mm diameter I suspect, and there are variations from trans to trans, year to year. for example, the shift knob thread is different between 82 diesel vanagon with 4 speed and 83 with 5 speed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 12:18 PM Subject: Re: Gear shifter knob thread and pitch question? (link for pics)
> At 09:04 AM 8/16/2010 Monday, T Collins wrote: >>Does anyone know the pitch and thread for the gearshifter knob? I have an > > I haven't got one anymore, but I suspect it's M8x1.0. Check it with > a regular M8 bolt from the van -- that should be M8x1.25; so if the > diameter matches and the threads are finer it should be M8x1; if > diameter and threads both match it's M8x1.25. I'd be surprised if it > was a tapered thread, though that's not impossible. I wouldn't get > into this, but since no one else has answered... > > I have doorknobs like that in my house, and (at least the ones I > have) wouldn't be very comfortable to push from the side, as you > would be doing with a shifter. You've probably thought of this > already, but just in case. > > Yours, > David |
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