I just bought my first car, a 98 Ford Escort ZX2, so I bought a new shifter knob. I only paid $10 for it on Ebay. It's by the company Radical Accessories. It has 2 adapter sleeves to install it, but it makes me somewhat nervous. The adapter sleeves are made of plastic, and you screw them onto the stem, creating the threads in the plastic as you screw it on. Then you bolt the knob to it with an Allen wrench. It seems somewhat unsafe.. has anyone else used this type of set up? Is it safe?
i've used the allen wrench to bolt on, but never screw the plastic sleeves to create the threads just used a simple slip over plastic with the adapters but yes it is relatively safe because you're not going to be yanking with all of your force on your shifter knob you're simply going to be putting a little strain on it to keep it moving (unless your slave cylinder is going out of course) and if that "oh crap" moment happens (has happened to me a few times) just take a quick breath and slap it back on and make sure to tighten it back up when you can.
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