Miata Mailing List: August 1999, Message #173

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i've got a Momo knob on mine.  The sleve and shifter have become
completely stripped.  Knob is now held in firmly, however.  How?  Unscrew
the bottom of the knob, drill three holes.  Thread holes, insert three set
screws.  Screw knob in, set screws, screw knob bottom over set screws..
(must use headless set screws).

On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Mark Booth wrote:

> At 9:00 AM -0400 7/31/99, Raji Sabbagh wrote:
> >Hi All, I bought a MOMO AirRace Leather shift knob
> >last week and I'm having a heck of a time with
> >installation.  The standard universal mount feels
> >flimsy.  I saw that one of the guys on here made an
> >aluminum sleeve for the shift knob but for a machinist
> >to make the same kind of sleeve around here would cost
> >an arm and a leg.
> >
> >I'm looking for suggestions on how to possibly mount
> >this thing with as much of a "factory" look as
> >possible.  Any ideas and suggestions are welcome :)
>  
> Raji,
> 
> Uh oh!  You are victim of the "Reverse Voodoo Curse".  Miatas aren't 
> intended to have "universal mount" knobs attached to them.  Too much 
> communication going on between the knob (and transmission) and the 
> pilot.  Generic approaches just don't do and the Reverse Voodoo Curse 
> quickly sets in.
> 
> The only way to cure the curse is to eat 36 pieces of Kentucky Fried 
> Chicken on a moonless night.  (This is as close to sacrificing 6 
> chickens as you need to get.) Or, take the easier approach and pawn 
> your flimsy feeling knob off on some unsuspecting CRX owner and get 
> the real deal; a genuine Team Voodoo Competition Shift Knob.  A knob 
> that communicates!
> 
> Tonque firmly in cheek....
> 
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