Just had a Lancer OZ (heh, I know, slow car) try to walk away from me around a tight 1st gear 90 degree turn... when I was going by him (legal passing zone) I went from first to 2nd... squealed the tires nice and suddenly I was holding the shift **** at about shoulder level. Annoying. Fit it back on by feel (while still accelerating, of course) in time for the 2-3 shift, then whacked it into place before easing off and going into 4th.

Anyone else have this happen? Or am I just too used to waylaying my supercharged Mustang GT and transfering that overly aggressive shifting to my handling finesse car?

 

Me thinks you need to get a grip

 

either that of better glue...... plus, obviouslu¿y STOP PLAYING WITH YOUR ****!!! It is liable to make you blind......

 

Hah! Not my fault the damn thing is a slip fit and not a proper screw on device! Proven fact that screwing is much better than yanking.

 

plus god kills a kitten everytime you pull off your ****.

god is so cruel...

 

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I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I did this with my Whalen, on one of my first mountain drives. Somehow I was playing with the ****, probably pulling up on the sleeve as I waited for us to get going, and I wasn't paying attention. Then when I proceeded to shift into first gear as I noticed the front car pulling away, I had the **** in my hand. It's never happened again, and I can only attribute that to my own fault for being mindless, and enjoying the feel of something so cool, when I should have been paying attention to my driving.

 

Like I said....QUIT PLAYING WITH YOUR ****...... I swear, you're gonna go blind.....

speaking of shift *****, so I am building mah race car and I go to my friend's machine shop and make this really trick aluminum threaded rod to which I attach this nifty knurled hand grip. Three races later, the sucker breaks in the middle of a race..... now I have a REAL cool 7/8" grade 8 bolt! the hell with my glove......and with cool looking thingys....

 

There has been some studies that indicate the frequency of "release" reduces the risk of prostate cancer.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4676076/

So guys, your future health might really be in your hands.

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^^ I knew it! This confirms my "intuition"

I admit I do hold my **** while driving sometimes; it just feels so nice and big and hard in my hand I'm never one to ruthless abuse my ****, however, and as such, I've never pulled it off its shaft! (whew, thank goodness for that!)

 

Holding your **** while driving might prevent some men's prostate from going bad.....but the crash would surely kill them......

 

This quick release problem you’re having is known better premature knobulation.

 

I understand that there's a replacement **** covered under warranty. Pull off the **** (wince), and there's two tabs inside. I put an o-ring around the outside of these so that the interference fit was tighter.

Ooof. Man the jokes are gonna be bad after this one....

Jeff

 

Taco Bell usually makes me replace my O-Ring, not pulling off my ****.

 

Ducky,


You O-ringed your shaft??!!! Ouch !

Oh the humanity, er no... oh the Eunich-ity.

 

>...and suddenly I was holding the shift **** at about shoulder level.



Ive yet to grab my ball that hard.

 

LOL! You're going to make me spill my drink.

And no one jumps on 'interference fit'? You guys are slacking!

 

Bwaaahaaaahaaaaahaaaaa! ROTFLMAO

Being a chick, (and no spring chicken) I don't worry too much about pulling my **** off, but can't imagine how you managed to yank that thing off while driving! You must have been playing with it before that.
'Cause I just replaced the shift boot on my car today, and it takes more than a one-two yank to pull that ball loose. A little more finesse did the job though.

And now my car has nice new leather boots.

Shelly

 

Yeeecccchhh! Now I have to pour out my really expensive bottle of **** Creek Whiskey. Damn you guys and your **** yankin'.

Cheers,

 

All joking aside this is a very common thing among BMWs with the same type shift ****. The problem is the **** simply clicks into place and over time it loosens up. A friend of mine has a BMW 318 that has the **** come off in my hand every time I do an even slightly harder than average shift. You can solve the problem by getting a Whalen **** or some other kind that has a set screw (UUC), either way will keep the **** on.

 

i was driving spritedly thru an old naval air base station when i suddenly found my oem **** in my hand. slid it back on and continued shifting, but eventually on close inspection saw that it had actually cracked thru the plastic threading.

a month or two earlier i had the b&m short shifter installed and had requested the oem **** to be retained as i liked its larger rounded feel. after cracking it, i had to resort to the b&m **** and actually liked the slightly smaller, more squarish feel. and best of all the cool metallic feel.

and i haven't had any ****-slipping since.

 

This is the funniest thread in a long while.

What was the original question again?

 

Thats strange, I just did a Google search on "Yanking my ****" and was directed to this thred.

 

Two years plus with the MC and never had a problem with the **** coming off the stem. When you shift, hold your **** and push the stick forward or back horizontally (depending on whether you're upshifting or downshifting), not applying upward, i.e., pulling, pressure on the ****.

Some people also hold their **** palm up instead of palm down. The former is certain to increase the likelihood of your pulling your **** off.

And no, you won't go blind because of this

 

318 curves in 11 miles, and I resisted the urge to pull my **** off - several times around! I surely yanked it many times though