Fixing A Loose Shift Knob - Taurus Car Club of America : Ford Taurus Forum

Mcloud1 · 04-09-2007, 10:48 AM

Have a 2000-2007 Taurus with floor shift? Is your shift knob loose as it is rattling around? Well, there is a simple solution to that. Under the knob itself there is a short black tube that houses the shifter itself. Pull that down and it will reveal two screws. Just tighten those screws and your problem will be solved.

Note: You need an industrial screwdriver to perform the job. The screws aren't in traditional Phillips/flathead format.

qwertz9586 · 04-09-2007, 10:15 PM

Fixed your spelling and grammar. And what's this industrial screwdriver? You mean you need a Torx bit?

godspunk32 · 04-10-2007, 07:08 AM

Can a mod or admin change the title and text to reflect that this is the same procedure for a Gen III with a floor shifter?

Thanks!

JR

Mcloud1 · 04-10-2007, 08:14 AM

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Fixed your spelling and grammar. And what's this industrial screwdriver? You mean you need a Torx bit?
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Bingo.

godspunk32 · 04-10-2007, 08:52 AM

I believe the Gen III is a Phillip's head screwdriver...

JR

fitzgebj · 04-10-2007, 06:34 PM

This is a great tip!!! Thanks. I found my shifter handle was actually a Torx T20. All is tight again, and I appreciate it. My Taurus is a G4 (02 SEL)

Thanks again.

vikkirk · 06-14-2012, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mcloud1

Have a 2000-2007 Taurus with floor shift? Is your shift knob loose as it is rattling around? Well, there is a simple solution to that. Under the knob itself there is a short black tube that houses the shifter itself. Pull that down and it will reveal two screws. Just tighten those screws and your problem will be solved.

Note: You need an industrial screwdriver to perform the job. The screws aren't in traditional Phillips/flathead format.

Awsome... Been wondering about that... will give it a shot real soon!.. guess I gotta fine an "industrial screwdriver" first .

My 07 Taurus · 07-18-2012, 11:56 AM

THANK YOU for Posting This ... Quick Fix in Less Than 5 Minutes.

Bob R · 01-05-2013, 06:55 PM

What do you mean pull the black tube down? How can you do that?

sheila · 01-05-2013, 08:55 PM

Bob, on gen3 floor shifters there's a black plastic sleeve under the knob you slide down to expose the 2 torx set screws.

04-09-2007, 10:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mcloud1 Senior Member Member Number: 11310 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Detroit Visit: My Garage Posts: 872 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	Have a 2000-2007 Taurus with floor shift? Is your shift knob loose as it is rattling around? Well, there is a simple solution to that. Under the knob itself there is a short black tube that houses the shifter itself. Pull that down and it will reveal two screws. Just tighten those screws and your problem will be solved. Note: You need an industrial screwdriver to perform the job. The screws aren't in traditional Phillips/flathead format. __________________ "If anyone sees an older black guy wearing a grey hoodie, with a really nice ergonomic snow shovel running down Astoria Boulevard in Queens, feel free to swerve and run his ass over. Bonus points if you bring me back my shovel." -- Racer X "If Nick would save all his money from buying Taurus/Sable promotional material he could own a real car" --lithy "Get slammed on wild turkey, leave the bottle under the brake pedal and start aiming for nuns! or orphans! or nuns carrying orphans double word score yahtzeeeee wwwwwwwwwwwWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!, oed83r37rggd git r dunnnnn!!" -- TrueBlue BTW, the Taurus mentioned in my profile is the Taurus I want to own. I don't actually own a Taurus, yet.

04-09-2007, 10:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
qwertz9586 Crazy Devoted Member Member Number: 640 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ATX Chapter: Southern Drives: 2003 Ford Taurus SEL Visit: My Garage Posts: 15,962 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 26	Fixed your spelling and grammar. And what's this industrial screwdriver? You mean you need a Torx bit? __________________ [ 2003 Ford Taurus SEL ] - [ 1995 Mercury Sable GS ] Ford Lincoln Mercury Sable? A personal conveyance named after its inventor, an assassinated ruler, a character from Greco-Roman myth and a small furry mammal.

04-10-2007, 07:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
godspunk32 Crazy Devoted Member Member Number: 899 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Visit: My Garage Posts: 15,888 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 26	Can a mod or admin change the title and text to reflect that this is the same procedure for a Gen III with a floor shifter? Thanks! JR __________________

04-10-2007, 08:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
godspunk32 Crazy Devoted Member Member Number: 899 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Visit: My Garage Posts: 15,888 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 26	I believe the Gen III is a Phillip's head screwdriver... JR __________________

04-10-2007, 06:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
fitzgebj Junior Member Member Number: 11524 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas Visit: My Garage Posts: 97 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	This is a great tip!!! Thanks. I found my shifter handle was actually a Torx T20. All is tight again, and I appreciate it. My Taurus is a G4 (02 SEL) Thanks again.

07-18-2012, 11:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
My 07 Taurus Junior Member Member Number: 48817 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Chapter: Southeast Drives: 2007 Gold Ash SEL V6 Visit: My Garage Posts: 14 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	THANK YOU for Posting This ... Quick Fix in Less Than 5 Minutes.

01-05-2013, 06:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bob R Member Member Number: 47403 Join Date: Apr 2012 Chapter: Northeast Drives: 2004 SES Visit: My Garage Posts: 302 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 2	What do you mean pull the black tube down? How can you do that?

01-05-2013, 08:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
sheila Crazy Devoted Member Member Number: 10865 Join Date: Dec 2006 Visit: My Garage Posts: 8,828 Trader Score: 1 reviews Rep Power: 21	Bob, on gen3 floor shifters there's a black plastic sleeve under the knob you slide down to expose the 2 torx set screws.

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