At 09:04 AM 8/16/2010 Monday, T Collins wrote:
>Does anyone know the pitch and thread for the gearshifter knob? I have an

I haven't got one anymore, but I suspect it's M8x1.0.  Check it with
a regular M8 bolt from the van -- that should be M8x1.25; so if the
diameter matches and the threads are finer it should be M8x1; if
diameter and threads both match it's M8x1.25.  I'd be surprised if it
was a tapered thread, though that's not impossible.  I wouldn't get
into this, but since no one else has answered...

I have doorknobs like that in my house, and (at least the ones I
have) wouldn't be very comfortable to push from the side, as you
would be doing with a shifter.  You've probably thought of this
already, but just in case.

Yours,
David