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ConcepTrs913

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I was looking into gettin another short shifter because I had one before, but it broke. I don't really care about the performance too much I just really hate how long the stock one is. I searched around and couldn't find much, but is it possible to cut down the stock one and then rethread it? I have read about it before I think, but how could i get it rethreaded and where?

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cut it off and rethread it in place, its been done in the past. Otherwise get a stock one from the junkyard and cut it down then rethread it. If you don't know how to rethread please...I mean PLEASE drop the idea.
 
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really not all that hard. i cut mine down 2.5" and deleted the reverse lockout. just cut the end off and use a die to put threads on it.
 
Rara said:
Why? then you are threading a lot more material than you need to and wearing out your threading die...
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Much easier to continue an already-existing set of threads than to start cold on a blank shifter.

And "wearing out the die"? You can't be serious...
 
Andy Bennett said:
Much easier to continue an already-existing set of threads than to start cold on a blank shifter.

And "wearing out the die"? You can't be serious...
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Not to mention that with Bennett's method you can cut a bit off at a time until you reach a height that you are happy with and don't have to keep starting on a blank all over again.
 
Andy Bennett said:
Much easier to continue an already-existing set of threads than to start cold on a blank shifter.

And "wearing out the die"? You can't be serious...
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yes, taps and dies can wear, just like a drill bit.

It just seems like alot of extra work to thread the whole shifter then make your cut. but i do see your point of working from the existing thread.
 
BrApple said:
yes, taps and dies can wear, just like a drill bit.
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Well, sure, but that's what it's designed to do. And it's not like you're threading an extra 3 feet of steel - it's more like 3 inches, tops. And it's not like you're out there threading shifters every day; I'd wager that particular die gets used once every 5 years or less. And it's not like a replacement wouldn't cost any more than $5 at Sears.

So I wasn't really indicating that I thought the die wouldn't wear; I just thought it was a weak reason.
 
I threaded it before cutting mine down, I just thought it would be hard to start threading the shaft if I didn't cut it straight (had to use a hand saw). It really only took me ten minutes to thread it down and I did it three inches extra. And I actually used a 1/2x20 die and it wasn't the right size, but I just ended up rethreading my knob as well.
 
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