Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

AX15 shifter options

Siwash89 said:
Not sure why some would leak and not others. Its clearly something many have experienced because it is on this forum as well as product reviews on the internet. Perhaps whether of not it can vent through the pivot ball in the shifter.
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I don’t understand this either and looking at the B&M design up close, I don’t understand how it could be installed and NOT leak. I wasn’t surprised to see mine leak even after reinstalling it 3 times.

Yours looks similar to B&M so I would expect the same issue there as well, and it did happen which I am not surprised about.
 
Well don't forget you have three or four categories...not just two...leaks, doesn't leak as you've stated...but then you also have don't notice it and don't care about it.

-Mac
 
macleanflood said:
Well don't forget you have three or four categories...not just two...leaks, doesn't leak as you've stated...but then you also have don't notice it and don't care about it.

-Mac
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Had the gearbox out and apart to fix the clicking noise and intentionally examined the topside based on comments in this thread.. nothing. No idea why it’s not, but it’s not.
 
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I wonder if putting grease into top of mine reduced the venting it had? It was just what the instructions said.
 
I realize this is an older thread, but can't you achieve the same effect by just cutting the stock shift lever by whatever amount you want to "shorten" the throw? You could either re-thread the "stub" or cut a chunk out and weld the original threaded section back on. Am I missing something here?
 
rholland520 said:
I realize this is an older thread, but can't you achieve the same effect by just cutting the stock shift lever by whatever amount you want to "shorten" the throw? You could either re-thread the "stub" or cut a chunk out and weld the original threaded section back on. Am I missing something here?
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Actually, I think I already figured out the answer. A true "short shifter" kit allows you to keep the original shaft length but decreases the "throw" by lengthening the part beneath the shifter that sticks into the transmission. Sorry for being such a noob.
 
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rholland520 said:
Actually, I think I already figured out the answer. A true "short shifter" kit allows you to keep the original shaft length but decreases the "throw" by lengthening the part beneath the shifter that sticks into the transmission. Sorry for being such a noob.
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You got it. Shortening the throws works either way (by shortening the length OR changing the fulcrum point). Obviously in an application like the Jeep, you can't go too short or else it would be difficult to reach, so changing the shifter base to a shorter throw design is the best way to accomplish a shorter throw.

A lot of people don't realize it, but many cars with "short throw" stock shifters don't really have anything special to them, they are just simply naturally short length shift levers due to the placement in the vehicle, so by default they have a short throw feel to them. On the flip side of that, Jeeps and trucks don't have sloppy shifters intentionally, it is just a factor of how long the lever is. The exception to that would be the old 70s and 80s ancient gearboxes that are naturally just loose fitment internally which creates a lot of slop.
 
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Siwash89 said:
Getting new ax15 from novak and i want a new shifter. Need it quick. So i can get a factory one cheap, or i can get a short throw which i would prefer. I swear i seen a b&m shifter clone that was WAY cheaper. Does anyone have a link to that so i can check it out? Also, does anyone have a link to a good priced factory shifter so i can get an idea of what i would need for that? Weighing my options. Need to order soon so i can get this thing driving again. Thanks, as always
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Why not the Novak shifter too?
 
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