Hi Peter. I used heat shrink tubing to recoat my shifter. It worked great.
There are a couple of inches on the bottom that are not covered because the
tubing wasn't large enough to fit over it. That's OK because the lower part is
covered by the boot.
- Hugh
Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net> wrote:
> The black coating on my shift lever is more of a rubberized/ plastic
coating
> than powder-coating or heavy paint. I know this because I have a minor tear
> that pulled away from the metal shaft.
>
> I was thinking that a possible replacement for the original would be a
> length of heat shrink insulating tubing. This is just an idea. I have not
> looked at the shaft to see if a piece with a diameter large enough to fit
on
> the fat end would shrink enough to grip on the skinny end.
>
> Peter
> '68 TR250 (in hibernation for the winter)
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