It happened at 70,716 miles, while shifting from first to second. As I pulled it into second, the shift knob came flying off! It rolled somewhere under the seat, out of sight. OK, grab the naked stick and pull it into second and keep going. Only a mile more to work. Sure feels weird without the knob. Got to work, found the knob, and pressed it back on. The good news: I put it back on so the shift pattern insert now faces the right way! My truck is now better than before the "failure".
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Danny
'98 F-150 Std., RC, SB, 4x2, 4.2L, 5-sp, 3.08, AC, speed control, rear slider.
Mods: Mobil 1 engine oil, Red Line D4-ATF trans fluid, Edelbrock IAS shocks, 50 Series Flowmaster, K&N with airbox mod, Perma-Cool electric radiator fan, Superchip, ASP underdrive pulley
Some years ago I was stop light racing a guy me in my automatic him in his five speed. He was jamming the gears when I hear vroooooooom! He missed the gear when the knob came off!.
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my first 5-sp failure
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