Playsatan13

New Member

• Aug 18, 2011

• #1

my classic rangie (76) is now sporting a defender body.
The straight up gear stick gets so close to the dash in 1st and 3rd that i sometimes crack my knuckles.
is there an easy fix for this?
or should i go to the effort of warming up the stick and bending it closer me (if so how risky is this and whats the best way to do it?).
the other thing is that the base of the stick is on the other side of some checker plate, so ideally i would like to avoid having to pull it up, but if i need to the i will.

 

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jailon

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2011

• #2

Can't you just chop a couple of inch off and rethread it for the gear knob

 

Playsatan13

New Member

• Aug 18, 2011

• #3

i could but i'd have to lean so far to the one side to change gear, it would not be practical.

 

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jailon

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2011

• #4

So you need an arm extension as well ????

 

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tomcat59alan

Well-Known Member

• Aug 18, 2011

• #5

heat it up and bend it to the position you want,try not to torch the motor

 

Playsatan13

New Member

• Aug 19, 2011

• #6

tomcat59alan said:

heat it up and bend it to the position you want,try not to torch the motor

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but wont that weaken the bar

 

Alan C

Active Member

• Aug 20, 2011

• #7

Yes and no. Yes it'll weaken it, no you won't be able to bend it by hand once cooled. It won't go like a stick of toffie afterwards. And if you manage to bend it cold, then you've fooked up your selectors by then!