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Old 05-15-2009, 12:48 PM   #1
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Loose shift knob? Come in here...

I'm not sure if this would work for Camaros, but while I was replacing my console, I figured I would share how I fixed the wobbly shift knob on my Formula. It's pretty simple, all I did was remove the shift knob, and carefully squeeze the two clips a little bit with some vise-grips, and it feels like new again
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Old 05-16-2009, 12:55 PM   #2
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Re: Loose shift knob? Come in here...

What do you mean by "loose"? Did your wobble around?
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Old 05-16-2009, 02:44 PM   #3
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Re: Loose shift knob? Come in here...

Yes, it was wobbly.
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Old 05-16-2009, 06:38 PM   #4
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Re: Loose shift knob? Come in here...

I never had that problem. Was the c-clip inserted?
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:24 PM   #5
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Re: Loose shift knob? Come in here...

Yes, the clip was inserted. It is just that somehow over the years, the notch in the shifter rod either wore down a little bit or separated a little bit. I just thought I would just throw this up here in case anyone else had similar issues.
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:37 PM   #6
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Re: Loose shift knob? Come in here...

I see, thanks for the info. I wasn't aware the auto shifters could loosen up...
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