Shortening the gearstick?

Is there a how to for shortening the gearstick on the new TFs? I realise that the gearknob is not threaded onto the stick so how do you do it?
I bought a tap & die set to do our 02 TF when we had that rethreading is not needed for this one but would like to shorten it by 25mm at least?
TIA

When I gave Sue a leathery knob I counter bored the knob to effectively shorten the lever throw. The base of my knob is now level with the top of the gaiter. I can do a pic tomorrow if required.

Re threading the lever is usually a mare due to the taper below the threaded portion and the fact they're usually quite hard.

On a similar vain... I fancy 'cranking' my lever back and towards me a bit.. Might give that a go

Paul did a guide for this a while back http://www.the-t-bar.com/en/forum/54-how-tos/24204-curing-a-sloppy-gear-change--shorty-gear-lever
I carried out this mod to, however my gear knob is a aftermarket with a clamping mechanism with a couple of concealed screws so didn't have to worry about tapping a thread on. Knob is now right down to the gaiter and very positive to use.

Mine was as above the aftermarket knob had 3 tiny screws around it so all i had to do was take the angle grinder and cut to lengh required which was about 30mm shorter and must say it's so much more comfortable where it is now
Good luck with yours :broon:

When I removed the gear gator & ring, I was surprised to see what the gear stick is actually made of. Not exactly 'quality' engineering... :hgf:

Yep true quality! :nonod:

I swear that the adjustment bolts on mine were a mix of imperial and metric as I could only get an imperial spanner to fit on one....

As ours is one of the "Chinese" TFs I wondered if anyone has shortened the lever on one or a LE500?
On our previous 02 TF I cut 25mm or 1" in old money off the shaft & threaded the shaft further down which wasn't right hard but I can't even get the knob off this one?

I don't know how they are attached.

Bonded on with egg foo yung?

Neil, I assume that all the post 2008 NAC/SAIC TFs are the same. The knob, despite looking the same as earlier cars, is held by a spring clip that sits in a groove in the knob and locks to the shaft thus making it more difficult to modify. To remove it needs a sharp upward tug to loosen the clip.
However, I bought the Rickbrook knob with the MG logo on and did as John has, I counter bored it deeper by around a further 10mm using a drill fractionally larger than the shaft diameter to ensure a tight fit at the top. I still had to run some insulating tape further down to ensure it still sat tight. If you are not worried about returning it to original yu can cut the shaft. I seem to recall the late David C with the orange LE500 did this on his, not sure if I read about it here or .org.