06_TL

My wife recently purchased a 2012 TSX SE 6spd. Car looks amazing inside and out and she is thrilled with the purchase as she got a great deal on it. The only thing that we see odd about it is the diagram on the knob is upside down. I've taken it off and tried putting it on with the numbers facing a different way but when it comes down to tightening it it always ends up upside down.

Can anyone please help me with this issue? Thanks in advance.

ceb

Still under warranty? Take it to the dealer.

06_TL

Yes it's still under warranty as it only has 13k miles on it. My last resort was taking it to the dealer as it's not close to where we live and if it's something easy to do myself then I'd rather just do it.

Simba91102

[QUOTE=06_TL;15105684]Yes it's still under warranty as it only has 13k miles on it. My last resort was taking it to the dealer as it's not close to where we live and if it's something easy to do myself then I'd rather just do it. [/QUOTe

Buy some very thin flat washers that will fit inside the threaded hole of the knob. Slip them into the hole with a little Vaseline so they'll stay put when you install the knob. Add as many as necessary until the knob tightens up with the shift diagram facing in the right direction.

BaoZZeR

use thread lock. its what i did. use a very small amount incase you wish to remove it in the future

06_TL

Great idea! This is why I love asking in this forum when I need help with something. Thank you for your help.

06_TL

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try if the washer idea doesn't pan out.

ssjoeboe9

I got a locking nut and threaded the knob as far is it could turn then backed out to the last "correct position" and then tightened (technically unthreading since you are moving up) the locking nut to the knob.

ceb

[QUOTE=Simba91102;15105813] Both suggestions will work - but - neither is correct (although I believe that Simba is closer to the truth). Rather than Jerry-rig (or jury-rig depending on where/when you grew up) a solution, wouldn't it make more sense to figure out what caused the problem and fix it properly?

komplexZ

My car had an aftermarket shift knob when I got it, so maybe the shift boot is not stock either... but on my tsx, you can adjust the upper shift boot ring by spinning it cw/ccw to raise and lower it, so it will be at the proper level when the knob comes in contact.

Simba91102

[QUOTE=ceb;15106114]I agree that it's always better to fix things the right way, but the OP was looking for something more along the lines of not necessarily the right fix, but a right now fix. Hopefully, perhaps the next time he/she does make the trek to an Acura dealer, they'll address the problem the right way.

icu2tsx

take the shift knob out, the boot collar itself has the ring where the knob sits, that can be turn, that must have moved, wrap a towel around it to get a good grip, turn it which ever way you need it so that the knob sits the way you want it, it will take a few tries. It happen to me, I had a weighted skunk shift knob that I wanted to replace with the oem knob and when I took it out, I assume the collar (round metal) was part of the knob, so I turned it as a unit, turns out they are to seperate items. It took a few tries to get it back to sit at perfect location. Have fun!