Puma gear knob cracking

[dmdigital]

I've seen two other Pumas were the gear knob hs started to crack and fall apart. Now my Puma is developing the first signs of it.

I know the gear knob is fused to the whole gear lever shaft plastic casing.

Has anyone else experienced a cracked knob :wasntme: and if so what was the fix?

[Shortie]

Has anyone else experienced a cracked knob :wasntme: and if so what was the fix?

Ouch, sounds painful :Rolling:

[Hall]

Has anyone else experienced a cracked knob :wasntme: and if so what was the fix?
Ok I`m up for the obvious answer here :) Um I`d try rubbing in a little moisturiser :angel: :wasntme:
Anyway enough of that now. If it is all fused together as you say then I`m guessing a new gear stick and knob.
Cheers Hall

[superquag]

Ouch, sounds painful :Rolling:

One would hope that the 'treatment' would alleviate the pain... or at least 'distract'...:twisted::twisted::twisted:


For a cheap fix, smother in Araldite and enclose in Glad Wrap...:eek:

[MTB]

Silly money, but it can be done - Landrover Tuning :: Defender Td4 Alloy Gear Knobs and leather boot with silver seam MY 07-11 (http://www.landrovertuning.com.au/shop/defender-td4-alloy-gear-knobs-and-leather-boot-with-silver-seam-my-0711.html)

[chook73]

Silly money, but it can be done - Landrover Tuning :: Defender Td4 Alloy Gear Knobs and leather boot with silver seam MY 07-11 (http://www.landrovertuning.com.au/shop/defender-td4-alloy-gear-knobs-and-leather-boot-with-silver-seam-my-0711.html)

:eek:

Mind you knowing LR the genuine is probably that much.......

[dmdigital]

Well this thread didn't sink as low as it could have :angel: :eek: :Rolling:


Anyway I now have a solution , just have to finalise payment and hopefully will have new alloy knobs for Christmas :D

Not the ones in the link above, much nicer :)

For now I won't say were I sourced them as they aren't fully released to market yet.

[chook73]

For now I won't say were I sourced them as they aren't fully released to market yet.

The only thing that could have brought this thread out of the gutter.......

Very keen to find out more......

[dmdigital]

The solution arrived this morning :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/12/181.jpg

Now for a cool enough day to fit them.

[dmdigital]

Partially fitted:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/12/184.jpg

Excuse the ordinary phone pic.

To fit the transfer lever I need to remove the box it attaches to. Unfortunately one of the bolts is stuck fast so that's now for another day :mad:

I did discover where a rattle is coming from. One of the clips holding down a protective plate over there transfer case actuator had broken off and so it was loose.

[Craig]

Hi Mate,

Mine did the same thing last week, where did you get the replacements from? how much? easy to fit?

Craig

[tact]

Interested here too. Mine has cracked up almost overnight now. Must be the Sydney air.

[dazzler]

I have a spare one surplus to my needs

[tact]

I have a spare one surplus to my needs
I'll PM you...

[PhilipA]

Oh! the Horror!! as said by Colonel Kurtz AFAIR.

Regards Philip A

[tact]

Very nice to meet you today, Dazzler. Thanks for your spare gearshift and fitting it! Hope you enjoy the single malt!

We forgot got one thing though. PICS! [biggrin]

[dazzler]

Very nice to meet you today, Dazzler. Thanks for your spare gearshift and fitting it! Hope you enjoy the single malt!

We forgot got one thing though. PICS! [biggrin]


Likewise! single malt is coming to camerons corner next week. Pics next time we meet, may be invite other sydneysiders along

[In A Landy Down Under]

Mine cracked so badly it ended up crumbling off in my hands.

I ended up having to take a hacksaw to the plastic to get it off completely. I then bought a generic knob from supercheap, but the steel rod was poking out when it was placed on top so I had to grind just under an inch off to make it sit neatly.

Been ok for the most part but it was a cheapo and it gets loose every now and again so I have to tighten it up.

[dazzler]

Mine cracked so badly it ended up crumbling off in my hands.

I ended up having to take a hacksaw to the plastic to get it off completely. I then bought a generic knob from supercheap, but the steel rod was poking out when it was placed on top so I had to grind just under an inch off to make it sit neatly.

Been ok for the most part but it was a cheapo and it gets loose every now and again so I have to tighten it up.


could this work!

Genuine Toyota Prado Landcruiser Shift Gear Knob KDJ120 KZJ120 GRJ150 OEM | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-Toyota-Prado-Landcruiser-Shift-Gear-Knob-KDJ120-KZJ120-GRJ150-OEM/332262144777?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%2 6asc%3D20140106155344%26meid%3D9b33b0e0c6ae4b4f8f2 bf1a5bd36c5be%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26 sd%3D172622968481)

[In A Landy Down Under]

could this work!

Genuine Toyota Prado Landcruiser Shift Gear Knob KDJ120 KZJ120 GRJ150 OEM | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-Toyota-Prado-Landcruiser-Shift-Gear-Knob-KDJ120-KZJ120-GRJ150-OEM/332262144777?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%2 6asc%3D20140106155344%26meid%3D9b33b0e0c6ae4b4f8f2 bf1a5bd36c5be%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26 sd%3D172622968481)

Probably yeah, but I'd not be much better off than I am now.

This (http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Street-Series-Gear-Knob-Round-Leather-AX-J2496/414656) is the one I have already.

If I stumble into someone wrecking one I'll probably take it all back to original.

[tact]

Probably yeah, but I'd not be much better off than I am now.

This (http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/Street-Series-Gear-Knob-Round-Leather-AX-J2496/414656) is the one I have already.

If I stumble into someone wrecking one I'll probably take it all back to original.

There are basically only 2 issues with replacing one with another original shift:
- I suppose that eventually even a replacement original shift will crack up too(?).
- How expensive they are new.

Getting a secondhand one at least solves the latter issue.

Dazzler (thanks again, mate!) showed me that changing the whole stick really is a 5 min job. No tools. Just some grease needed.

Compare that to the effort to hack the stick and fit something else....

[POD]

Hmm, just got back from an outback trip during which I noticed my gearshift knob beginning to crack. Get home and log on here and find it near the top of the page! May have to fire the casting furnace up for a solution:)

[ExtremeDefender]

I know the post is 5 years old - thanks aulro for keeping old posts - would love to know where I can get a new one to replace mine for less than 2 tanks of diesel !
:)

[Kidbeen]

It must be the heat that does the damage. I see your post and the initiator of the original thread are both Territorians.

[patclan]

Mine just cracked and is ready to peel away. Its a 2010 model so I guess that is not bad. now I need to find a replacement top or full lever also.

[martnH]

This is mine....
Actually the factory gear knob was in good condition when I changed it...
I was just a bit bored

Cheers
Martinhttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/02/163.jpghttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/02/164.jpg

[martnH]

You can easily take off the gearstick by undoing the bottom clips.(two of them)

Then just cut the top gear knob off. The factory gear knob has a hard plastic core...It's in the shape of a testicle. And I just cut it on half's with an angle grinder....

[dazzler]

This is mine....
Actually the factory gear knob was in good condition when I changed it...
I was just a bit bored

Cheers
Martinhttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/02/163.jpghttps://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2018/02/164.jpg


What are the switches next to the AC switch? Congrats on the new addition to the family.

pd

[martnH]

What are the switches next to the AC switch? Congrats on the new addition to the family.

pdMy decent control and ejection seats.

Hehe

They are for my spotlight. I can't afford the nice engraved switches so just use the disco 2 one.

[tact]

My decent control and ejection seats.

Hehe

My decent control doesn't work sometimes when I am at the office - so the HR director tells me.

[one_iota]

Mine just cracked and is ready to peel away. Its a 2010 model so I guess that is not bad. now I need to find a replacement top or full lever also.

2008 and just replaced with an original... a lot of money for something with no moving parts..but hey it's a Land Rover.

[patclan]

2008 and just replaced with an original... a lot of money for something with no moving parts..but hey it's a Land Rover.

Do you know what the part number is for the original?
thanks
Pat.

[one_iota]

Do you know what the part number is for the original?
thanks
Pat.

Sorry I don't. My service man Pete Davis replaced it during a service.

[scarry]

OK guys,so where do you get that alloy knob from,we need one?

[DiscoMick]

Britpart catalogue?

[Col 110]

There are basically only 2 issues with replacing one with another original shift:
- I suppose that eventually even a replacement original shift will crack up too(?).
- How expensive they are new.

Getting a secondhand one at least solves the latter issue.

Dazzler (thanks again, mate!) showed me that changing the whole stick really is a 5 min job. No tools. Just some grease needed.

Compare that to the effort to hack the stick and fit something else....

Reviving this thread - what is the 5 min way to replace the stick? I have the replacement part - just not sure what is the best method to replace it?

[gvwow]

dip it in resin it will last longer, ( colour the numbers and letter so you can see it through the resin)
done mine when it cracking five years ago still good , i did not do the colour bit, its and after though as i could not see them very well.
Maybe my eyes...