Re mk1 Dispatch gear knob.

GRIFFIN · 2023-08-17 14:52:38

Just to top the job off, there is a firm on ebay that make new gators out of leather, I got one for mine a couple of years ago and its the only part of my van that still looks new.

woodbine · 2023-10-09 00:43:53

Some of the knobs on here look like they've seen a lot of action. hmm The one on my HDi (with pull up reverse collar) was loose when I bought the van in 2007. I lived with it like that for years, the hole in it gradually getting bigger as the metal shaft wore the plastic away inside the hole. Occasionally it would fall off when driving along leaving me to shift with the bare shaft. Eventually I filled the hole with Araldite, drilled out the glue when set with a bit same diameter as the metal shaft, then Araldited it on. And there it's stayed for about 4 years.

Last edited by woodbine (2023-10-09 00:44:36)

Eileen2006 · 2026-02-04 23:45:58

A late arrival from Mr Cheapskate here! I too have had to try to extend the life of a cracked gear knob using copious amounts of superglue…..and then duct tape after the MOT guy’s handiwork in November.

At the time I went online to search for a replacement but the best I could find was on ebay at £68!!! …..how much!!!!

Then recently I had another look and yes, I did find listings on ebay for less at around the £45 mark but as far as I was concerned, that was still a total rip off for what is essentially a hollow piece of plastic.

Then this turned up on aliexpress.

Now I’m not keen on supporting the Chinese economy any more than I have to but I suspect that the oe units are probably made in China anyway and they just slap on a massive markup with the stuff on ebay and elsewhere. So I ordered one from aliexpress and it arrived a week later. Very good service too with tracking updates every day and the product seems just as good quality as the original. There is the difference that the top cap is textured rather than smooth like the original, but I expect I can probably refit the original anyway if it bothers me that much.

This is the type that fits on a spline like below, where you have to pull straight up to remove it.

I’ve concluded that pushing down or using a mallet on the top cap and outer shell to drive them home is not a good idea and is probably what caused my original to start cracking, so the best way to fit the new one is to remove the top cap and only apply force to the internal fitting where it goes over the spline.

Hope this helps others to save a few quid.

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#26 2023-08-17 14:52:38

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