[Z06] Anyone successfully rethreaded stock shifter?
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: El Paso TX
Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
A better quality die did the trick.
I had a new die that cost $10 and I did not think was cheap, but apparently the "RE-threading" die I got was only good for chasing threads, not cutting new threads. I ordered a $23 die, and was able to thread the shaft with no problem.
For me the factory shifter worked fine. It was just a little too tall. With the shaft shortened about 1-1/4", and a Hurst classic round shifter ball on top, it is now the perfect height for me.
I am still curious how much shorter the shifts are with the Hurst shifter, but I am not sure I want to sacrifice the vibration damping and ease of shifting of the stock shifter.
I had a new die that cost $10 and I did not think was cheap, but apparently the "RE-threading" die I got was only good for chasing threads, not cutting new threads. I ordered a $23 die, and was able to thread the shaft with no problem.
For me the factory shifter worked fine. It was just a little too tall. With the shaft shortened about 1-1/4", and a Hurst classic round shifter ball on top, it is now the perfect height for me.
I am still curious how much shorter the shifts are with the Hurst shifter, but I am not sure I want to sacrifice the vibration damping and ease of shifting of the stock shifter.
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
Originally Posted by detpac
Which die did you order?
I can't believe someone resurrected this message from last June!
I just made sure I ordered the standard 9/16" -18 die that was good quality. The cheaper die just would not cut the shaft.
I have since pulled the stock shifter out anyway and gone with the Hurst. The Hurst is so much more precise shifting that I will probably never go back to the stock shifter.
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
Originally Posted by Pumba
I thought that the thread on the shifter handle was 18mm x 1.5 pitch? 
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Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
Originally Posted by cuspid
Who sells high quality dies. I tried Sears and they didn't have that size.
You will have to go to an industrial supply house where you can buy individual dies, or order one on-line. Make sure you get one designed to cut new threads and not just to chase threads.
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