Zenobian_84 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 So a trip to the local stealership netted me this bad boy for a whopping $28; I figured I should get an OEM spec knob for restoration purposes. Price was a bit high for my blood, but I bit the bullet and got it anyhow. IIRC, Automan bought one last year as a replacement on one of his trucks, and that's what spurred me on to go try my hand at buying one. Funny (and unsurprisingly enough) Chrysler no longer supplies the "shift pattern button" that goes inside of the knob, so I'm stuck at an impasse. Does anyone know where one can get a 4 / 5 speed layout "button" (or whatever the technical term for it is) that would fit inside this knob? A better question would be if the button is unavailable, what would be a good OEM looking replacement? I've heard that the newer XJ shift knobs are a good choice, but I don't believe I've ever seen a picture of them installed. I guess I'll be taking this thing back in the long run anyway, if I can't come to a sensible choice in what to do. I can barely get two turns on my AX-4 handle with this compared to the one I have on there now anyway. So much for Chrysler quality... :shake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I recently got a new shift knob for my AX5 from Crown. It is exactly like the stock one except for its texture. Maybe the original had texture to and was worn off, I don't know, but otherwise its exactly the same. Didint cost much either. i think I found it on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfrog Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 If you can only get two turns ... check the threading ... it's going to be either metric or standard. But when you try to mix them (M10 & 3/8-16) it will start to bind after a full turn. I can't recall what the AX4 is but my old AX5 was a standard thread (3/8-16) where as my current Peugeot is Metric (M10). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-1996-Jeep-Cherokee-5-Speed-Shift-Knob-New-OEM-SHIFTER-/370990534928?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3AJeep&hash=item5660c25110&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The insert on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Ram-Dakota-Jeep-Wrangler-manual-transmission-shift-knob-pattern-insert-OEM-/151229018294?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3AJeep|Model%3ACherokee&hash=item2335f3b0b6&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986Comanche Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 So a trip to the local stealership netted me this bad boy for a whopping $28; I figured I should get an OEM spec knob for restoration purposes. Price was a bit high for my blood, but I bit the bullet and got it anyhow. IIRC, Automan bought one last year as a replacement on one of his trucks, and that's what spurred me on to go try my hand at buying one. Funny (and unsurprisingly enough) Chrysler no longer supplies the "shift pattern button" that goes inside of the knob, so I'm stuck at an impasse. Does anyone know where one can get a 4 / 5 speed layout "button" (or whatever the technical term for it is) that would fit inside this knob? A better question would be if the button is unavailable, what would be a good OEM looking replacement? I've heard that the newer XJ shift knobs are a good choice, but I don't believe I've ever seen a picture of them installed. I guess I'll be taking this thing back in the long run anyway, if I can't come to a sensible choice in what to do. I can barely get two turns on my AX-4 handle with this compared to the one I have on there now anyway. So much for Chrysler quality... :shake: That isn't the correct shift knob for a Comanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Thanks for the replies guys That isn't the correct shift knob for a Comanche. That's what I was afraid of. Guess I'm only going up there for limited slip fluid from now on. :thwak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootsNTrucks Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Shame you're in florida I have a something of a collection of shift knobs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That looks like a CJ7/YJ style shift knob if I remember correctly. The original Comanche knob on my ba10 was more rounded and wasn't stiched around the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 That looks like a CJ7/YJ style shift knob if I remember correctly. The original Comanche knob on my ba10 was more rounded and wasn't stiched around the center. The problem with the original XJ/MJ shift knobs was that they had a rubber outer skin that was (somewhat, slightly, in a manner of speaking) bonded to a ceramic sleeve, inside of which was a threaded steel insert. After a (very) few years, the accumulated flex of shifting would break the bond, and crack the ceramic sleeve. Then the rubber outer skin would spin around loosely, and come off in your hand at inconvenient moments. The shift knob in the OP's photo appears to be a TJ shift knob, and it should fit an MJ. After spending God knows how many dollars replacing the original type shift knobs -- only to have the replacements fail in a short time -- I bought the TJ style and never looked back. Dunno why the one in the OP didn't work -- they threaded right on for me. It is a metric thread, and it takes a metric nut as a lock nut. Sorry, but I don't recall the size or thread pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockfrog Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 M10x1.5 I just made my own tacky skull knob using a threaded coupler and a resin skull. Originally my MJ had the Hurst T-handle which drove me nuts (found it retardedly uncomfortable) FYI - CJ/YJ were 3/8"-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottJeep Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I found...almost mistakenly that one of the later model Pentastar small cars 5-speed knob works just fine... fits my hand perfectly and has the correct shift pattern.... after sorting thru my parts on the way back out of the yard at the local Pull-A-Part I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out what I had taken it from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 So, would an MJ collectors coin fit in that hole? Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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