ok, i have had my hurst for a few months now...and after a couple weeks of driving it gets sloppy...so i take it apart, take the allen stud out, put new loc-tite on it, and put it back in....it fixes the problem, for a week or so, then it happens again!!! any ideas?

 

what i have found to work is when it first starts to get sloppy again twist it as hard as u can to get the lock screw to bite on the metal..mines been good for a while like that(couple months) but i think thats a problem with most...maybe a better loc tight

 

i have the same issue, i've heard you have to replace that little screw they give you with a longer one.

I can actually twist mine a full 360 degrees.

 

i have done that exact thing about 3 times...and i have even stepped up to the perminant loc tite...idk whats goin on...im thinking of putting a smalllll little dab of jb weld inside the ball joint so it helps take some stress off of that little allen stud....and if i had to i could still get the ball off the rod....but idk, just a thought i had, dosent mean its a good one..lol

 

lol i replaced mine from screwing it in so many times i striped it...it didnt help much

 

Get a drill bit and drill about a 2 mm indention in the shifter then screw it in. problem fixed now for 8,000k miles.

 

i didnt think about this..smart man u are

 

that was my second thought...but i wasnt sure about it, im gonna have to try this this weeked....hurst should really design something like this into the shifter from the get go!

 

Yea just get a good, sharp drill bitt. A really simple thing to do and i think its the best thing to fix the problem. It took me all of five mins to do.

 

Definately going this route when i finally get around to fixing mine. No need to replace the set screw?

 

well...the set screw has a little dish in it, should work...i just didnt know if ne one had done this before...buuut its deff what im doin

 

I need to do this to mine...

I can't believe such a nice shifter is ruined by a crappy set screw...

 

lol..yup, but it is!!! and it pisses me off!!!!!

 

am i the only one that is having a problem with the numbers not lining up on the knob??

 

all you have to do is turn the jam nut under the knob and get it to line up...could take a few trys

 

if your knob is crooked (LOL) just loosen the knob until the numbers line up straight... then loosen the screw part that has the spring under it (the part the knob goes down on) until everything tightens up...

it's all in the instructions... but it's really wierd to read... it took me installing it on 2 different cars to get it right...

 

Eff that, I've tried this like 5x.... I can't get this damn thing to line up.... ive given up. If u look at my shifter, it sez 1-3-5 are all facing the passenger door lol.

 

wel...maybe your car is trying to tell you something....u sure those gears really arent that direction?? ...or maybe your car is just trying to come out of the closet, it could be gehy!

 

Sorry to hear that... but it worked for the majority of us that have one.

 

oh man im puttin a hurst in the ss/sc when i pull it outta storage. i think these look waayyyy better than the b&m, but you guys having probs with it makes me get cold feet...

 

the probs arent all that serious...i mean, ive been driving mine a little loose for a month...its not going to get far enough to come apart, just remember to drill that little dip durring the initial install and you should be golden!!! the Hurst is deff. worth it!!

 

damn i shoulda read the instructions...

 

lmao Gehy Cobalt FTL!

I had my dad make me a T-handle for the Hurst actually, and After we got that to Stay parallel to the dash, i figured I could do the same for the ball... but some how when I put the ball on, it will always seem to move just enough to make it look off.

(My hust ball aslo came with a scratch on it from the vendor so Ive been looking into getting a new 1 anyway maybe w/o the pattern)

 

...how bout this...just re-paint the one you have!!!

 

I would love a T-handle... but I can't figure out how to get one to fit on the shifter...