Fraser
18th February 2018, 06:44 PM
Hi,
I recently had had the well-documented issue of my 2012 Defender 90 gearknob cracking and falling apart in my hand.
After LOTS of research I sorted it with new Croytec knobs. I bought anodised black with engraved markings painted retro white. Croytec are a Pommie company that mail over here.
i removed the gearlever by pushing down the rubber gaiter (instructions on this site).
I cut away the perished rubber knob revealing a hard a hard plastic knob underneath. That took lots of work to remove but I got there eventually. It reveals a metal shaft. I measured the depth of the thread on the knob and cut the gearlever length to suit. The Croytec knobs have an M12 thread so I cut this into the gearlever. The knob fitted but not perfectly straight so I used blue threadlock to get the knob sitting perfectly.
The transfer case lever simply pulls off. I then cut off the knob. There is a plastic cover on the shaft. I measured the depth of the thread on the knob and cut off that amount of plastic cover. I replaced the rubber/plastic lever and cut an M12 thread into the shaft.
i fitted the transfer case knob and sat back with a beer to enjoy the fruits of my labour.
If that sounds easy it wasn't. I swore lots and got through a few beers and 2 band-aids. The end result is worth it though. it is pretty retro and reminds me of Series Landrovers.
Croytec will do virtually any colour anodising and can do polished or matte aluminium. They were great to deal with.
I recently had had the well-documented issue of my 2012 Defender 90 gearknob cracking and falling apart in my hand.
After LOTS of research I sorted it with new Croytec knobs. I bought anodised black with engraved markings painted retro white. Croytec are a Pommie company that mail over here.
i removed the gearlever by pushing down the rubber gaiter (instructions on this site).
I cut away the perished rubber knob revealing a hard a hard plastic knob underneath. That took lots of work to remove but I got there eventually. It reveals a metal shaft. I measured the depth of the thread on the knob and cut the gearlever length to suit. The Croytec knobs have an M12 thread so I cut this into the gearlever. The knob fitted but not perfectly straight so I used blue threadlock to get the knob sitting perfectly.
The transfer case lever simply pulls off. I then cut off the knob. There is a plastic cover on the shaft. I measured the depth of the thread on the knob and cut off that amount of plastic cover. I replaced the rubber/plastic lever and cut an M12 thread into the shaft.
i fitted the transfer case knob and sat back with a beer to enjoy the fruits of my labour.
If that sounds easy it wasn't. I swore lots and got through a few beers and 2 band-aids. The end result is worth it though. it is pretty retro and reminds me of Series Landrovers.
Croytec will do virtually any colour anodising and can do polished or matte aluminium. They were great to deal with.