Novak T-case shifter

blacktj27 · 01-15-2006, 10:39 PM

I ordered a Novak T-case shifter and was wondering if anyone has installed one before. If so what words of wisdom do you have and are there any good wright ups about it?

Thanks

biffstephens · 01-15-2006, 10:43 PM

Use a coat hanger as a template.....I am going to tack my self on and say that I will have one forsale shortly....I am changing transfer cases is the reason.....it has the black knob by the way....PM with intrest.....

Also, fab a boot for it. Leaving an open hole in the floor will let a LOT of hot air through....

Besides that happy shifting....

**BigWaylon** · 01-15-2006, 10:54 PM

I just pulled mine off...but LOVED it while it was on...Atlas went in last week, so I don't need it anymore...

getting it bent just right is a pain in the butt!!

ditto on the boot...

Greg

**BigWaylon** · 01-15-2006, 10:58 PM

found a pic:

that's how mine ended up being bent...

also...just a suggestion...once you get it all setup to work properly, tack the threaded rod on one end...I had mine fall out the first time on the trail, and we just jammed it into 4LO for the rest of the day, til we could get off the trail and see what was going on...

Greg

FifteenCents · 01-15-2006, 10:59 PM

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/novak_shifter/index.asp

blacktj27 · 01-15-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWaylon

found a pic:

that's how mine ended up being bent...

also...just a suggestion...once you get it all setup to work properly, tack the threaded rod on one end...I had mine fall out the first time on the trail, and we just jammed it into 4LO for the rest of the day, til we could get off the trail and see what was going on...

Greg

wow that is a lot of bending. That is going to suck!

tommaho · 01-16-2006, 04:19 AM

There was a long thread on another forum (link below) where a Novak rep explained that in most situations a single 50 degree bend should be the only one you need with all the mechanical adjustment the linkage provides.

http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=612940&page=1&pp=20

I didn't get the shifter yet, but read the first few posts closely for a frightening account of how *not* to install it.

Tom

**igofshn** · 01-16-2006, 09:25 AM

Mine looks like waylons, but according to the guys at novak, you only need to bend it once. The JU thread has pics.

FifteenCents · 01-16-2006, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpw1942ford

http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/novak_shifter/index.asp

If you read the above link it will tell you that the old mount was a off which is why the above rod is bent so many times...the new bracket is the right angle so you do not need so many bends to get it to fit through the console.

wdstj · 01-16-2006, 11:00 AM

I have been running this shifter for about 6 months and I really like the way it shifts. I will second the need to keep the threaded rod from falling out. It happened to me on my first trail. I used blue Locktite and it seems to be pretty solid. The only thing I don't like is that the entire shifter mechanism is metal and solid, which transmits transfer case noises into the cab at freeway speeds. The stock shifter is isolated with plastic. Anybody else have the same problem?

**BigWaylon** · 01-16-2006, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wdstj

The only thing I don't like is that the entire shifter mechanism is metal and solid, which transmits transfer case noises into the cab at freeway speeds. The stock shifter is isolated with plastic. Anybody else have the same problem?

mine was loud because I never put a boot on it...

the problem I had with it being all metal and solid was it got HOT after driving to the trail at highway speeds...

Greg

blacktj27 · 01-17-2006, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWaylon

mine was loud because I never put a boot on it...

the problem I had with it being all metal and solid was it got HOT after driving to the trail at highway speeds...

Greg

How hot did the thing get? Because that is a problem that I have never heard of before.

**BigWaylon** · 01-17-2006, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacktj27

How hot did the thing get? Because that is a problem that I have never heard of before.

you didn't want to have to hold onto it...you could move it, still...not like it was glowing red...

probably wouldn't be much of an issue just on the trail...

but you've got a solid metal link going straight to a t-case/transmission that is getting fairly warm...

Greg

**BillR** · 01-17-2006, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWaylon

mine was loud because I never put a boot on it...

Greg

That's the issue!
I put a CJ boot under the console when I had a Novak on my old XJ, but I never could get it quiet in the cab again. I still had a good ammount of road noise coming in.

01-15-2006, 10:43 PM	#2
biffstephens Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,217 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Use a coat hanger as a template.....I am going to tack my self on and say that I will have one forsale shortly....I am changing transfer cases is the reason.....it has the black knob by the way....PM with intrest..... Also, fab a boot for it. Leaving an open hole in the floor will let a LOT of hot air through.... Besides that happy shifting.... __________________ Wheel Spacers? Aluminum Fairleads? Winch Rope? LEDS? Winches? Accessories..... [URL=http://www.Offroadoverstock.com ] Visit Offroadoverstock.com [/URL] Biff

01-15-2006, 10:54 PM	#3
BigWaylon tubework is cool... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7,646 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I just pulled mine off...but LOVED it while it was on...Atlas went in last week, so I don't need it anymore... getting it bent just right is a pain in the butt!! ditto on the boot... Greg __________________ 2001 TJ 60th Anniversary Edition (details in Profile) www.carolinarockshop.com All the pics I have...including a Table of Contents

01-15-2006, 10:58 PM	#4
BigWaylon tubework is cool... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7,646 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	found a pic: that's how mine ended up being bent... also...just a suggestion...once you get it all setup to work properly, tack the threaded rod on one end...I had mine fall out the first time on the trail, and we just jammed it into 4LO for the rest of the day, til we could get off the trail and see what was going on... Greg __________________ 2001 TJ 60th Anniversary Edition (details in Profile) www.carolinarockshop.com All the pics I have...including a Table of Contents

01-16-2006, 09:25 AM	#8
igofshn Locked @ both ends Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lemoore, CA Posts: 8,032 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Mine looks like waylons, but according to the guys at novak, you only need to bend it once. The JU thread has pics. __________________ 2007, 4 door, powered by a minivan engine, locked and riding on 35's. [Jeep Pics

01-16-2006, 11:00 AM	#10
wdstj Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: La Quinta, CA Posts: 16 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I have been running this shifter for about 6 months and I really like the way it shifts. I will second the need to keep the threaded rod from falling out. It happened to me on my first trail. I used blue Locktite and it seems to be pretty solid. The only thing I don't like is that the entire shifter mechanism is metal and solid, which transmits transfer case noises into the cab at freeway speeds. The stock shifter is isolated with plastic. Anybody else have the same problem?