Factory A833 shifter knob

[Lugnut]

I am looking for the correct shifter knob for my A833 (3-speed with overdrive). Anybody have one or know someone who does?

 

[Lugnut]

If you still have it, would be willing to part with it? If so how much?

 

[Keith Seymore]

You can also use a transfer case knob (T case knob is coarse thread; shift knob is fine thread).

K

I wasn't going to do anything with the shift ball....it cleaned up pretty well and was probably fine for a daily driver. But - I had a $40 credit with ClassicParts that I needed to use so I thought I would see what I could do here.

Now, you might suspect that the shift ball for this "odd ball" was probably not available, and you'd be right. However, if you were me, you'd figure that the manual transfer case shift ball was probably identical and would work in this application. So, I ordered one up:

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Pretty much exactly the same! After about 30 seconds of work, you can pop the indicator out of the old knob and slip it into the new knob and VIOLA!: new shift ball!

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Ok - so here's the point where you find out they are not "exactly" the same....apparently the transfer case shift lever is "coarse" thread and the transmission shift lever is "fine" thread Nothing that a couple minutes with a 7/16 fine thread tap couldn't fix:

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And here we are, back in business:

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Total time investment: about 15 minutes; dollar investment of about $3.00 (for shipping).

K