Sometimes I forget all people don't buy 4x4 trucks, but that's mostly because
in my climate most people regard a 2wd truck to be a liability. This time of
year is always interesting because a $500 beater 4x4 truck in August turns into
a $1500 beater truck in December, it's almost magical. ;)
I pulled this from the FSM:
http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tcase-shifter.jpg
Looks like there's a locknut under the shifter I'd have to unscrew then the
knob comes right off. I wonder if the thread size is the same 14mm-2
size/thread pitch? Mcmaster-Carr has them online in Metric but I don't know
what a 14mm-2 would be according to their available sizes:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#metric-coupling-nuts/=4z9new
Would 14mm-2 mean M14 with a 2mm thread pitch? If so of course they have
everything but the M14 available for the couplings!
MattB
In article <hgekj8$4oh$1@bent.twistedbits.net>, jon@dakota-truck.net writes:
>
>
> teseract@moparhowto.com wrote:
> > Anyone ever modified the 4wd floor shifter on their Dakota (2nd gen in my
case)
> > so it's "easier at hand"? The bloody thing is so far down and under the
dash
> > that getting to it when you need it is a pain for lazy blokes like me who
don't
> > enjoy taking their eyes off the road to shift into 4HI on the fly.
>
>
> I have not modified the 4wd selector, but I've done something
> similar for the shift lever. I should think it would be fairly
> similar - possibly just use a rod coupling nut of some type so that
> you can use some threaded rod to extend the shifter, bent into
> whatever shape works for you. Here is how I modified the shift lever,
> might give you some ideas:
>
> http://www.dakota-truck.net/UPGRADES/SHIFTER/shifter.html
>
> Instead of using the threads, you might be able to bolt a piece of
> rod to the side of the shifter using some U-bolts. (I forget what the
> transfer case lever looks like in the Dak since I don't have any 4wd
> Daks.)
>
>
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>
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