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Old 18th September 2009, 19:59   #5
derekosb
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Originally Posted by JP53 View Post
Hi derekosb, yes to both
Hi John.

Thought it would be.

I drilled down the hole in the top of the new knob to ensure it went down the shaft far enough to engage the plastic locking collar. The facelift gearchange mechanism appears to have a longer shaft. Once I did this, whilst it would no longer simply pull off with no resistance, it did still spin in my hand.

The simple solution was then to wrap about 5 or 6 layers of tape around the shaft and push the new know down firmly without twisting.

Mine has been on for several months now and never moved.

Derek
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