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.

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

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 :)

Nice move -- very forward-thinking.

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

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.

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.

Pure Bovine Scatology.

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

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

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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.

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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 :facepalm: ... But anyway, its called perfect shifting. Some people say its :bs:

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.

Constructive reply. I'm curious on your take on the SE-R trans problems, or why the Subaru and BMW's owner's manuals recommend against it.

Vibrating and shaking really make my knob feel pretty good. Now you're saying I gotta take my hands off of it?! :(

Well..... last time I checked, the query was about a 370Z. And as I said before "That's pure Bovine Scatology"!

Do you know the clearance specs for the shift rail spacing? There's a very real risk they are tight enough you risk damage by resting weight on the shift knob.

what?
 

I'm right handed so I like to steer with that hand as much as possible

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care to back up your claim?

so as long i m not putting force downward force while resting my hand, it should be fine?
good ^_^;;