Almost broke it!!!

Jason1320 · 03-01-2004, 08:49 PM

I just want to throw this small warning out to any one who installs the Steeda tri-ax shifter and uses the stop bolts. Make sure these are as tight as you can possibly get them. I say this because after setting mine I tightend the lock nut, but not tight enough I guess. After about a week the vibrations from my stang caused the nut to loosen and the bolt to turn. The end result, I was on the freeway with no 2nd 4th or reverse. Lucky for me I had my tools in the car and was able to pull over and fix the problem. For my own sanity I removed the bolts completely. I don't want that to ever happen again.

xxxBlakexxx · 03-01-2004, 09:30 PM

Jason:

Couple of things. First, sorry that you had that problem. As a Tri-Ax owner, I will double check my stop bolts soons for tightness. I believe all the popular after market shifters use these. I assume that your bolts loosened and turned inward thereby not allowing you to move the shifter the full way. When I set mine, I backed them off further then what the directions indicated to avoid this problem. But I suppose that if they get loose, it won't matter where you set them.

The stop bots are there to prevent over-extending the shifter, right? Are you worried about the possibility of having the opposite problem? Well, at least you had 1st, 3rd, and 5th. I shift like that lots of times anyway (lol).

tireburner163 · 03-02-2004, 10:22 AM

Those bolts prevent you from overshifting and breaking a shift fork. Just put the bolts back in with a little lock-tight.

-Josh, aka the tireburner

explicitone · 03-02-2004, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tireburner163
Those bolts prevent you from overshifting and breaking a shift fork. Just put the bolts back in with a little lock-tight.

-Josh, aka the tireburner

I 2nd

Dark_5.0 · 03-02-2004, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tireburner163
Those bolts prevent you from overshifting and breaking a shift fork. Just put the bolts back in with a little lock-tight.

-Josh, aka the tireburner

I agree. Thats what I did and have had trouble free use for 3 years.

03-01-2004, 08:49 PM	#1
Jason1320 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 45	Almost broke it!!! I just want to throw this small warning out to any one who installs the Steeda tri-ax shifter and uses the stop bolts. Make sure these are as tight as you can possibly get them. I say this because after setting mine I tightend the lock nut, but not tight enough I guess. After about a week the vibrations from my stang caused the nut to loosen and the bolt to turn. The end result, I was on the freeway with no 2nd 4th or reverse. Lucky for me I had my tools in the car and was able to pull over and fix the problem. For my own sanity I removed the bolts completely. I don't want that to ever happen again. __________________ 2003 Mustang Cobra (Sonic Blue) - Bone Stock!!! Best 1/4 mile - ???

03-01-2004, 09:30 PM	#2
xxxBlakexxx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mountaintop, PA Posts: 634	Jason: Couple of things. First, sorry that you had that problem. As a Tri-Ax owner, I will double check my stop bolts soons for tightness. I believe all the popular after market shifters use these. I assume that your bolts loosened and turned inward thereby not allowing you to move the shifter the full way. When I set mine, I backed them off further then what the directions indicated to avoid this problem. But I suppose that if they get loose, it won't matter where you set them. The stop bots are there to prevent over-extending the shifter, right? Are you worried about the possibility of having the opposite problem? Well, at least you had 1st, 3rd, and 5th. I shift like that lots of times anyway (lol). __________________ "Children should not get cancer, but they do!" Help a child with cancer at www.homeoftheirown.org My Stang: 2000 Mustang GT Vert - Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter; C&L Plenum; BBK 75 mm TB; Steeda Strut Tower Supports; Black "Deep Dish" Bullet Wheels; FRPP 4.10's; Steeda Subframes; SLP Catback & SLP Catted X-Pipe; SCT 4 Position Chip with 3 custom tunes; Steeda CAI; Venom-1000 Nitrous; Roush Stage 3 Body Kit; Bullet Suspension Package (on the way)

03-02-2004, 10:22 AM	#3
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Those bolts prevent you from overshifting and breaking a shift fork. Just put the bolts back in with a little lock-tight. -Josh, aka the tireburner __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

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