Noise through Triax Shifter ?
 

Has anyone done anything to reduce the noise coming through their Triax shifter?

Also gets very hot on longer trips.

I was thinking of putting the old shaft back on with the isolator, but it needs to be lowered a bit.

Turn the stereo up! j/k

Remeber the big azz rubber isolators in the stock shifter? They kept the vibration and the noise down to a min. What you could do is get some very very thin rubber washers, thinner than the ones used for garden hoses (get my point) and install them between the shifter handle and what the shifter handle is bolted to. Should not even have to take out the shifter, just unsnap and pull the boot over and should be right their. Give it a try. It is all just metal on metal contact. (i know you know this) I know a few that have got sick of the noise and put their stock handle back on with the rubber and it works. Not as sloppy as stock. Sorta like a middle aged prostitute. lol Peace.

You will get more noise with any shifter...it is just accepted with aftermarket shifters.

check out stangshiftergaskets.com.....supposed to eliminate the noise.

I knew about the noise before installing it, I'm not knocking the shifter so please do not take it that way. :)

I heard they all do that like you say.

I'll try the original shaft with the rubber. Just need to shorten it a bit.
I'll have a look at the site you mention as well.

Thanks.
:cheers:

I found a solution if anyone is interested have a look here: http://www.bullittarchive.com/html/m...icle.php?id=47:cheers:

Not the greatest solution, not even the same stock handle used. Becareful. Look at the pics and the angle the modified shifter neck is on. Not even close to being the stock shifter handle. All they mention is taking the threads down to lower the shift knob. No where does it say to modify the angle of the shifter. You can see tha they may have heated it and bent it. Try ramming that into gear a few times, snap!

"I found that the OEM shift knob had a rubber plug inserted at the bottom of the hole." Ya to stop the vibration that you first complained about. this guy is messed. lol


Seriously, use some rubber washers and all will be fine. You did not mention in your post that you did not like the height or the reach. If that is what you are going for look into another shift handle. Peace.

The shifter handle does look like the original one I have (factory one)

I'll try the rubber... it that what you did?

The first pic is the stock one that ours look like. The second pic is the modified one that is not what ours looks like at the top. And of course the third is the triax.

No, the Ford dealer that did my TSB on the tranny told me about that. He took mine out and said that the shifter was one of the quietest that he had heard in a while. Pro 5.0. He mentioned about rubber washer for sound damping if ever I get the tranny/road noise issues.

It made sense what he said as the stock shifter is full of rubber in all places. If you even took the rubber out of the stock shifter a persons car would shifter a lot better and not be as mushy feeling. Take care

Peace.

A year from now.. you won't even notice it.:chacha:

rubber gromet= nice noise reduction, but anyhoo it comes with the territory of a new shifter, deal with it is the only advice i have. :cheers:

UPR shifter
 

i ve just buy a new UPR blue thunder shifter and it come whit thin rubber washer , i can t say that its more noisy cause my car is not done .. in a couple of days i hope !

There is a reason behind the vibration and noise.

-To be at one with the Mustang (grasshopper!) seriously..To be able to truely feel your Mustang and what it is doing so you can react accordingly! This comes through noise and vibration.

Or you can chuck in some rubber bushings! that usually fixes any additional road noise /trans vib.

Thank you sensay masta. BOW BOW

:cheers:

I love my noisey tri ax shifter

Just turn up the music or get louder exhaust and you wont hear it anymore :LOL:

There's some truth to this.. its the NEW noises and vibrations that you have to be aware of.

This is one thing that I found, on my 87 I had a Pro 5.0, when I put one on my 89 It was a lot louder. I ended up finding that my mounts had a lot of play in them. I replaced my motor and tranny mounts and it shut it up quite a bit.

Hope it helps

Dave

i bought a gasket from here http://www.shiftergaskets.cjb.net/ when i bought my tri-ax. not noisy at all, and i found the rubber keeps the heat off it too. good buy!

this website is now stangshiftergaskets.com

bob is a great guy

I havew a pro50 shifter. Never noticed any new noise. I'm very happy with it.
steve

I've recently installed a B&M Pro Ripper.. and aside from a much cleaner shifts, I haven't noticed any difference in sound... though I do like the firm clicking of the stop bolts!

I've had the Pro Ripper for a long time and love it. Just make sure to use loctite on the two bolts on the adjustable handle if you haven't already. :cheers:

I like the added noise(gear whine), reminds me of my old muncie m22. Beside it makes it harder to hear the wife. :)

anybody have a UPR thunder shifter ?? i want your impress