where find this **** knob ?

[61porsche]

T vs Knob Shifter for Auto

Both work the same. No safety; just a gate type dentent. The dentent plate under the shifter; one type has a slightly longer spring.

Each has a distinctive rod to recieve the respective shifter. Each has a distinctive length with slight difference which equates to a particular adjustment of the corresponding linkage. ( AKA; a shorter imperceptable throw.) The T- handle has more surface area on the rod than the knob type.

That's what I remember..... and Hendrix in the background.... voodoo child....

 

[echappe]

Are you sure it wasn't crosstown traffic?

 

[johanaxelson]

Sigh, I can't help but reading the title in English English......

 

[tmason]

Remydedez
Did you get the knob to work? I have an Alpina knob I'm thinking of installing till I do the 5 speed swap. Thanks

 

[siscobmw]

wasn't the difference based on different manufacturers - borg warner vs. ZF?

T lever went from 3.0 cs , so from early '71.....

that knob is still for sale from bmw-oldtimerteile.de by stefan ries, in germany, the complete lever sometimes pops out for sale on ebay .co.uk......

gearboxes .....borg warner vs zf......
except from the obvious(new auto trans are like led tv, 3 speed ones on e3-e9 are like black and white telly with no remote):
borg warner is not so weak , but if something goes wrong , every single internal components just explode, and is possible that no a single part will be usable.....and there is no big part availability.....
Driving a borg warner ...I can tell, imho, that it is slower even if compared to a zf 3hp 22.....it's lazy......not sporty.....no even slightly.....

zf: if you change oil every 20-30k miles it will last for ages.....
use too much throttle during an emission test and pack A clutch will die......and the car becomes a heavy card-holder.....

upshift and downshift is quicker than borg warner....but is not a rocket for sure.....just a little better...

 

[tmason]

I'm looking to remove my T-handle and replace it with a knob. Can you remove handle and some how not use the button release to shift the transmission? Thanks

 

[Honolulu]

Iirc...

and it has been a long time.... The T handle has the lockout button on the left. Pushing the lockout button rightwards with your thumb LIFTS a rod in the center of the chrome shifter tube. The bottom of the rod fits the detents, and so on....

Substituting a knob, you'd have to either run without lockout (I wonder if the shifter would reliably stay in place or wander on bumps) or work up a mechanism that would include the lockout rod and function the same.

You could assess the first option by taking off the T handle (a small allen screw on the lower front of the T IIRC), lift the rod, and see how easily or whether the shifter stays where you put it. If it stays, pitch the T and rod into the weeds and jam on the knob of choice. THEN you have to match the OD of the shifter with the ID of the knob...

 

[tmason]

Thanks Honolulu
That explains what I was looking for, Tim.
PS The word jam describes to a tee my thought process for a just for now fix till the 265 install!