[verbs]

It was really weird. I was racing a Ferrari 355, and while shifting from 1st to 2nd, I ripped the shifter knob right of the shifter! It took me a second to get it back onto the stick with the boot still on (while driving of course), but then the knob "locked" itself back onto the stick like nothing happened. Now it seems like it's on there just fine again. I made many a forceful shift after that and it won't come off again.

Anyone else encounter this?

 

[Slywun]

"Put down the 'roids".....

Seriously, it hasn't yet happened to me but my shifter knob has started to wiggle slightly (side to side movement).....

 

[heavymetals]

Sounds like your taking shifting lessons from Reed

 

[verbs]

"Put down the 'roids".....

Seriously, it hasn't yet happened to me but my shifter knob has started to wiggle slightly (side to side movement).....

Now that I think about it, I think it started with a little knob wiggle first, and then the next serious shift ripped it off. Damn car only has a few thousand miles on it (95% highway miles).

 

[Joey'sVee]

It did it to me when I was racing a Camaro SS. It came off then I just put it back on. I obviously lost the race. That guy drove off and was never able to catch him but I'm sure he thought he blew me away.

 

[MSJ]

It's happened to me also. I was racing a 05 GtO at the time. I just gave it a good pop on the top and it locked back down. It has since happened a few other times, pop it on the top and it goes back on - oddly, I couldn't pull it off if I had to..lol

I'll let the dealer look at it next time I have a few things piled up.

 

[-uplink-]

The V my friend drove at Autoshow in Motion had that problem. He just lifted the knob right off. I didn't experience it in the one I tested. Those cars go through literally thousands of drivers in 5 days though.

How is the knob secured? Don't they usually thread on or have a snap-ring?
-Mike

 

[V-seriesTech]

almost,..almost every V I have driven,..with a stock setup...the shifter ball has popped off. Kinda SUCKS......but you just have to pop it back on.

Recomendation...

Buy yourself a KATECH shifter,...and re-apply your shifter knob that would now be threaded,...and you'll never have the problem again.

 

[V-seriesTech]

Sounds like your taking shifting lessons from Reed

Lord knows that can't be good.

:histeric:

 

[trukk]

...I ripped the shifter knob right of the shifter!..

Same thing happened to me this weekend. I was out of town for a golf weekend with the guys, and was cruising around like I was hot sh!t, when POP, off it came. My friends teased the hell out of me for that one

-Chris

 

[Skeeter]

Wish I could pull mine off. I hate the CTS-V shifter! That awful seam on the front edge drives me nutz. Plus, it doesn't feel good in the hand. Needs to be either made of metal and shaped different (pistol grip like the old mopar stuff? round metal ball?). Anyone found a nice and easy upgrade for this? Even a burled wood or billet knob would be nice...

Skeeter

 

[51PHFTY]

Wish I could pull mine off. I hate the CTS-V shifter! That awful seam on the front edge drives me nutz. Plus, it doesn't feel good in the hand. Needs to be either made of metal and shaped different (pistol grip like the old mopar stuff? round metal ball?). Anyone found a nice and easy upgrade for this? Even a burled wood or billet knob would be nice...

Skeeter

http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/lastss/

Marty

 

[SilverBullet]

Happened to me too. Apparently the knob is press fitted to the shaft. I used a *gentle* tap with rubber mallet and it hasn't happened since. I covered the silver thingy with the shift pattern with a towel so it didnt dent it.

 

[V-seriesTech]

Happened to me too. Apparently the knob is press fitted to the shaft. I used a *gentle* tap with rubber mallet and it hasn't happened since. I covered the silver thingy with the shift pattern with a towel so it didnt dent it.

Palming that thing works well too. 1 quick jab,...and bam,..its back in place.

 

[mchm3]

lol man thats happened to me 2 , i thought i was the only one

 

[lawfive]

Never happened to me. You guys are all muy macho. Me: sometimes I eat nachos.

 

[VELOSE]

It hasn't happened to me either but, I sure like to yank it hard when I can.:histeric: