Shift Knob
 

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?

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Mine doesn't really vibrate or at least I don't notice it vibrating. So what's the reasoning on not touching the shift knob if it's vibrating?

Cuz, both hands are supposed to be on the wheel when driving?

The shifter shakes at or close to the clutch point, especially when it's about to stall or when the shift isn't smooth...don't get me wrong, I'm not saying anything about your driving, it's just an observation. But touching the shifter during a shake won't change anything.

the reason i heard for that, is that if the car jostles and jerks around while ur driving and ur hand is on the shift knob you could move it out of place and cause grinding to the transmission. so you dont hold onto the knob unless you shift. but that has nothing to do with the knob shaking. Just you yanking on the gearstick

You're not supposed to hang your hand on the shift knob, vibrating or not, since you're putting minor strain on the shift forks. That being said, I love the slight vibration coming out of this car's shift knob. It feels like the car is alive whenever I touch it. :-)

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

not like vibrating... but compared to regular shift knob you can def noticed the difference?

By resting your hand/arm/whatever on the shift knob, you can be pressuring the linkage into partial disengagement causing excessive synchro wear.

No. Resting your hand on the gear shift will not cause excessive wear. Now, if you were constantly pushing or pulling on the shifter while in gear, you may get wear but it's unlikely anyone would do this in day to day driving.

I suppose it depends on what you call 'resting'. I'm not interested in playing a game of semantics with you. However, pushing, pulling, resting, forcing, prying, coaxing, or tweaking the shift knob while driving along can lead to accelerated syncho wear. The wear is proportional to the amount of leaning, shoving, twisting, etc of the knob and how fat the person's arm is.

This is normal. Just use the knob when you need to shift. Best not to place ur hand on the shifter while driving as it can put stress on the gearbox but I've not seen scientific data showing worn parts from doing this.


Also agree to wat spearfish said.

I "handle my knob" a lot while driving.

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Is gentle caressing of the shift knob OK? I hope so.