Help, my knob's falling off!

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sp00k

sp00k

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...well, not quite but my gearstick knob is rotating in my hand. How do they come off and refit - do you just pull your knob off :eek:

I know this is a really stupid question, but I don't want to damage it and it's pretty annoying at the moment.

My gearbox is an LT77.
 
Better stay away from the beast tomorrow though, the wife hates it with a passion :) I was thinking about disappearing out of the door first thing with a "call me in for lunch" as my parting shot :)
 
sp00k said:
Better stay away from the beast tomorrow though, the wife hates it with a passion :) I was thinking about disappearing out of the door first thing with a "call me in for lunch" as my parting shot :)
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You and me both but best leave it till boxing day, I am:rolleyes::)
 
landowner said:
You and me both but best leave it till boxing day, I am:rolleyes::)
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Sounds line a plan. Might sneak out tomorrow when she's not looking though. Some of my jubilee clips were a bit loose on the cooling system, so I nipped them up today and also decided to do the same with my intercooler pipes..

Tonight I was rewarded with a nice loud whistle from the turbo and lack of power, so I must have dislodged one of the silicone hoses. Should have left well alone.

Mind, the whistle sounds great - shame it drives like a piece of crap!
 
sp00k said:
Sounds line a plan. Might sneak out tomorrow when she's not looking though. Some of my jubilee clips were a bit loose on the cooling system, so I nipped them up today and also decided to do the same with my intercooler pipes..

Tonight I was rewarded with a nice loud whistle from the turbo and lack of power, so I must have dislodged one of the silicone hoses. Should have left well alone.

Mind, the whistle sounds great - shame it drives like a piece of crap!
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My mate says he had trouble with silicone hoses working loose, did mine up with my speshull jubilee clip screwdriver socket thingy, one of my better buys:)
 
I remember now that this was a really awkward section connecting to the turbo - there is not much meat for the hose to connect too. It's been fine since I put it in months ago, it's just a case of me fixing something that ain't broke - and then breaking it :)

Yeah, I always use my little ratchet and socket too. Great tool. In fact, I use my 1/4" drive ratchet for most jobs, including many that are far to heavy for it. I keep expecting it to break, but it just keeps on raising the bar and laying down the next challenge :)
 
My lt77 knob was rotating in my hand to, the threads in the knob where stripped, I wrapped the shaft in ptfe tape and put some silicon sealant in the knob. Holds it enough that it doesn't rotate but with some effort I can get it off should I need to
 
sp00k said:
Sounds line a plan. Might sneak out tomorrow when she's not looking though. Some of my jubilee clips were a bit loose on the cooling system, so I nipped them up today and also decided to do the same with my intercooler pipes..

Tonight I was rewarded with a nice loud whistle from the turbo and lack of power, so I must have dislodged one of the silicone hoses. Should have left well alone.

Mind, the whistle sounds great - shame it drives like a piece of crap!
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Replacing the muffler with a straight pipe will get you that whistle back!

Love the sound on mine!

S.
 
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