You guys are gonna be pissed when I tell you what the problem was! Markm

 

what was it

 

He traded up to an auto.

 

C'mon tell us what it was!

 

I was determined to fix that annoying rattle at what ever cost,(Just as long as I didn't have to pay money to someone to fix it.)
My tools were orginized and I was ready to drive my truck up on some ramps in my driveway so I could crawl under it and get to work. But first one final inspection inside the cab before I go under! During the final inspection inside the cab, I examined the complete shifter from the floor to the tip top of the mechanism and shook it around a bit. A closer look at my after market carbon fiber shift **** revealed a loose grub screw. I proceeded to tighten up the grub screw with the proper size allen wrench and walluh, no more annoying rattle! A quick 20 mile round trip test drive to the next city proved everything A OK. Now just the sweet purr of my flowmaster exaust is heard.

It came as a surprise to me since that shift **** has been on for the last 20,000 miles. But if some of your trucks out there rattle through the shifter, I don't think that is normal because mine is as quiet as can be. So good luck to you guys out there in your quest for a silent manual shifter. ( PS, You can always play the stereo louder than the rattle!) Markm

 

I've noticed that on my shifter ****, the middle of it where the gear selection illustration(1234od), sometimes moves around in a circle. Sometimes after driving it, it is completley upside down. Could there be a loose screw in there? If so how do you get to it?

 

If it's the stock shifter **** then there isn't any screws. The stock **** is a push on pull off type. Maybe for some reason your **** does not fit tight like it should. Grab hold of it tightly and pull it off, straight up. Then maybe try some silicone in the **** and push it back on and let it dry. Or buy a custom **** at your auto parts store. Let me know what you did. Markm

 

mine also spins. my 90 did the same thing. so i think it is pretty normal, and hurts nothing

 

I wonder if there is a fix for it? I thought mine was the only one that does it. Must be a factory flaw.

 

Wolverine,

The little plastic disc with the shift pattern on it only gets worse with age. There are no screws; it is held in place by the vinyl around it, which wears out.

It (shift pattern disc) can be pryed out carefully with a pocket knife, then use some adhesive (liquid nails, etc) before you reinstall the disc. This worked on my friends truck.....

 

Thanks hades281. I'll give it a try.