Shift Knob

sonic370 · 03-28-2011, 11:48 AM

I bought an AT. So my wife can take care of all the
knob grabbing.......

TheGreatOne · 03-28-2011, 11:59 AM

I'm guilty of leaving my hand on the shifter

Thats one of the thing I loved about the 370Z when I got it, the fact that the shifter is vibrating just while at idle...power

onzedge · 03-28-2011, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic370

I bought an AT. So my wife can take care of all the
knob grabbing.......

Nice move -- very forward-thinking.

Mt Tam I am · 03-28-2011, 12:09 PM

I sure do not notice a difference from other cars, regarding shaking or vibrating.

JayYoon · 03-28-2011, 02:41 PM

So its not recommended to rest your hand on the shift knob while driving??? grr!!!

onzedge · 03-28-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JayYoon

So its not recommended to rest your hand on the shift knob while driving??? grr!!!

I do not think it matters -- as long as you are just resting it there and not applying any sort of downward or lateral pressure. Almost every one of the cars I have owned in my 35+ years of legal driving experience has had a manual transmission. I rest my hand on the shifter out of habit and without any unusual transmission issues.

This is my experience and opinion only and I make no warranties either expressed or implied.

Liquid_G · 03-28-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JayYoon

So its not recommended to rest your hand on the shift knob while driving??? grr!!!

no, don't touch it, don't even look at it in a mean way. Holding on to the shift knob can turn your vdc off and cause your oil to overheat.

6MT · 03-28-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JayYoon

So hopefully we all know that our shift knob kinda vibrates when we are driving. I heard from a friend that your not suppose to hold on to shift knobs that are vibrating or shaking. Now anyone got any opinions on this?

Pure Bovine Scatology.

jaedub · 03-28-2011, 05:25 PM

again.....people over reacting. Its NOTHING to worry about.

IDZRVIT · 03-28-2011, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

The wear is proportional to the amount of leaning, shoving, twisting, etc of the knob and how fat the person's arm is.

Fine. Show us the proof seeing you're so adamant about this wearing of the synchros.

TypeOne · 03-28-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

Fine. Show us the proof seeing you're so adamant about this wearing of the synchros.

Red__Zed · 03-28-2011, 06:00 PM

You can definitely bend the shift fork. The Sentra's were famous for developing a popout in 5th gear from owners resting their hand on the shift knob while cruising.

I don't think it is in the Z's manual, but the owner's manual for my subaru warns that resting your hand on the knob can prematurely wear out synchro's.

6MT · 03-28-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

You can definitely bend the shift fork. The Sentra's were famous for developing a popout in 5th gear from owners resting their hand on the shift knob while cruising.

I don't think it is in the Z's manual, but the owner's manual for my subaru warns that resting your hand on the knob can prematurely wear out synchro's.

:b owrofl:

karotZ · 03-28-2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by wdkwang

i dont think it'll be a prob on the z. it doesn't let you push it into gear without the clutch in.

Off topic reply, yes, you can shift w/o the clutch which is extremly dumb, but I've tried it and it works. You dont wanna know how it sounded the first time I tried

... But anyway, its called perfect shifting. Some people say its

Red__Zed · 03-28-2011, 06:17 PM

Does anybody happen to know the specs on the shift rail spacing on our cars, vs the gears? I know on the Subaru's it's pretty tight, which is why there is such a risk. BMW's also have a really tight clearance, and you can actually ruin the gears by resting your hand on the shifter. On my Civic, I think the only thing it would do was eff up the bushings, since the clearances weren't that tight.

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jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	again.....people over reacting. Its NOTHING to worry about.

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Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	You can definitely bend the shift fork. The Sentra's were famous for developing a popout in 5th gear from owners resting their hand on the shift knob while cruising. I don't think it is in the Z's manual, but the owner's manual for my subaru warns that resting your hand on the knob can prematurely wear out synchro's.

03-28-2011, 06:17 PM	#30 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	Does anybody happen to know the specs on the shift rail spacing on our cars, vs the gears? I know on the Subaru's it's pretty tight, which is why there is such a risk. BMW's also have a really tight clearance, and you can actually ruin the gears by resting your hand on the shifter. On my Civic, I think the only thing it would do was eff up the bushings, since the clearances weren't that tight.