djaft3rb3ats

and i have it installed, but its off by 90 degrees no matter what i do with the locking nut or the orientation of the knob prior to screwing it in.

i have only dont this on one other car before, but it had no shift knob and i just hand tightened it.

but this one with my new shift knob (moddiction countersunk), not only is the orientation off, but the locking nut is inside the knob there fore i cant tighten it.

it should stand to reason that if it came tightened from the factory with the locking nut that i should lock the nut to the new shift knob too right?

lastly, even if i were to hand tighten it to the appropriate strength, it would still be facing the wrong way.

any thoughts is greatly appreciated.

rymo926

U tried trial and error on the position of the locking nut?
U can mark the locking but with whiteout to keep track of the position.

djaft3rb3ats

yeah, i tried multiple angles on the knob beforehand

i also tried setting the locking nut higher, but it still chills at a wrong angle

nos4you

I have had several modifications and they all have locking nuts. Did you buy new? You have to use the two lock nuts that come with them. The oem lock nut will not work with it.

djaft3rb3ats

that must be what i am missing, ill double check the back - i am just used to my old toyota knob where it was screw on and off lol

it is brand new from modd.

so i replace the OEM lock nut or use it in conjunction with the new one?

nos4you

Replace it. Should be two nuts and a crush washer. I might have an extra set if you need it.

djaft3rb3ats

cool, found it and did it, but its still facing 78 degrees off, hah

i tried with just a nut, 2 washers, 2 nuts with the washer, etc, but no bueno.

i AM tightening the nuts to the shifter itself first, to which i then just screw in the shift knob - that should be it right?

FromaDB2toanAP1

Wait, are you screwing the locking but down all the way and just screwing the shift knob all the way? You should do that, then when the knob cannot be screwed in any more, unscrew it so its how you want and unscrew the the locking a bit so it stays in place.

FromaDB2toanAP1

Ok from what I research, the shift knob is countersunk and the reverse lock nuts are hidden in the shift knob when screwed in? I think your problem is screwing the lock nuts all the way down, you should just unscrew it a bit and lock it place and try putting the shift knob on until its centered.

djaft3rb3ats

ill go and fiddle with that today, but since its just a nut, i cant really lock it without screwing on the shift knob (maybe the terminology is lost on me T_T)