What manual shifter knob do you have?

Whittled mine out of a log

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So this brings up a question... I have done it for years with no issues, but I drive with my elbow on the console arm rest, and my hand resting on the shifter never a problem... but get tons of nagging that I'll wear out the gears, etc. (Have had TJ since new and have over 130k on it...) Now, a lot of these shift knobs weigh more that what I'm resting on the shifter than with my hand, plus these bounce around, etc...

Is the potential damage just a myth then?

And to stay on topic... I just have the stock shift knobs...
I used to track my Audi S4 a few times a year and the instructors always keyed in on you NOT resting a hand on the shift lever. It was far more about the benefit of having two hands on the wheel than any potential damage to gears.

They also taught that resting a foot on the clutch pedal offers more potential for clutch damage than a hand on the shifter lever,
 
So this brings up a question... I have done it for years with no issues, but I drive with my elbow on the console arm rest, and my hand resting on the shifter never a problem... but get tons of nagging that I'll wear out the gears, etc. (Have had TJ since new and have over 130k on it...) Now, a lot of these shift knobs weigh more that what I'm resting on the shifter than with my hand, plus these bounce around, etc...

Is the potential damage just a myth then?

And to stay on topic... I just have the stock shift knobs...
Yeah that’s right up there with “keep making that face and it will stay that way.”
 
My Dad taught me to not rest my foot on the clutch pedal between shifts.
And still today I cringe when I ride with drivers that do that or use their left foot for braking during street use.
But it's their shit and they can do it if they want.
Off highway in the rocks using both feet is always a good practice.

And I got a B&M Tee on a B&M short throw.
 
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Redback. A friend of mine in Melbourne used to ship me cases of that stuff.
Havant seen Red back for a long time! I think the brewery closed?

If you want a real aussie beer then it has to be Swan or Emu both very old and both very underrated because they are from west australia, sort of the PBR,s of Perth :)

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My Dad taught me to not rest my foot on the clutch pedal between shifts.
And still today I cringe when I ride with drivers that do that or use their left foot for braking during street use.
But it's their shit and they can do it if they want.
Off highway in the rocks using both feet is always a good practice.

And I got a B&M Tee on a B&M short throw.

It's funny you mention "left foot braking". My Mom was a professional driving instructor in New Jersey (Taggart's Driving School) for many years; she taught ME to drive when I was 12 years old (in a 1962 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, of all things). She specifically taught me to USE my left foot when braking, due to the reduced reaction time involved with having your foot poised & ready OVER the brake pedal and even VERY lightly resting on it. She also advised me to NOT do so when I took my New Jersey Driving Test, which at the time was administered by the New Jersey State Police. I can tell you that there are few things more intimidating than taking your driving test with a uniformed State Police Officer sitting in the car next to you - big hat on, clipboard in hand, watching your every move like a hawk! I specifically remember the armpits of my shirt being soaked to the elbows and waistband, LOL. He made me parallel park both left & right, and negotiate several traffic circles (or "roundabouts") during New Jersey urban traffic. Anyway, I inadvertently used my left foot a single time; the officer "caught" me doing so. I told him that my Mom was a professional driving instructor who taught me to do so - he said: "Well, if you want to pass your driving test TODAY, then don't let me see you do that AGAIN, young man!" I didn't, I passed, and I've been left foot braking ever since. I can tell you that it's saved my bacon COUNTLESS times driving the Freeways in the 18 years I lived in Southern California; nor have I experienced ANY accelerated brake pad wear in any of the vehicles I've owned in the last 49 years. I also have NO problem switching back & forth between automatic and manual transmission vehicles...
 
Havant seen Red back for a long time! I think the brewery closed?

If you want a real aussie beer then it has to be Swan or Emu both very old and both very underrated because they are from west australia, sort of the PBR,s of Perth :)

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yeh, that was was going back 20 years ago. I still may have one or two cans that I kept as a collectible