P500 P500 Shift Lever Heat

[trigger]

Not so big a deal this time of year but we've all felt that heat coming through the 2wd/4wd shifter hole. Feeling heat blowing in from behind the dash when it's 90 deg outside sucks and I swore I was going to do something about it a few times, just to throw it on the back burner and forget about it. Well when it's shi**y outside is when I get the time to play with stuff like this sooo...
Actually started playing with a pattern a couple months ago but it was a b**** with the knob on. @lee posted in another thread that some have gotten the knob off by heating it up, it worked! Used the wife's hair dryer while twisting and working it, ended up using a flat bar and putting a pc of 1x against the dash for leverage and prying up on it. Not exactly what I expected to see underneath, turns into a blade inside the handle. This made it easier to make a pattern though and kept it all one piece, allowing it to slip over the blade.
Here's a few pics...



Transferred that to some rubber I had laying around and used clear silicone to fasten it in place.

Has to be better than that big hole it had before.

 

[Todd627]

Not so big a deal this time of year but we've all felt that heat coming through the 2wd/4wd shifter hole. Feeling heat blowing in from behind the dash when it's 90 deg outside sucks and I swore I was going to do something about it a few times, just to throw it on the back burner and forget about it. Well when it's shi**y outside is when I get the time to play with stuff like this sooo...
Actually started playing with a pattern a couple months ago but it was a b**** with the knob on. @lee posted in another thread that some have gotten the knob off by heating it up, it worked! Used the wife's hair dryer while twisting and working it, ended up using a flat bar and putting a pc of 1x against the dash for leverage and prying up on it. Not exactly what I expected to see underneath, turns into a blade inside the handle. This made it easier to make a pattern though and kept it all one piece, allowing it to slip over the blade.
Here's a few pics...

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Transferred that to some rubber I had laying around and used clear silicone to fasten it in place.

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Has to be better than that big hole it had before.

Nice!!!

 

[trigger]

Custom knob coming now.

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

Maybe another new trigger product idea here. You could call it the "Shift Hole Plug", or (my favorite) the "Holy Shift Plug".
If you use my one of my suggestions, I will expect a discount.

 

[Todd627]

Or “The Trigger Plug”.....we could take that one so many directions

 

[Lilred500]

I’ve contemplated taking an old piece of mining belt and cutting out for one just deciding on a way to attach great mod @trigger you did it again brother!

 

[dpnorth]

@trigger heat up your drill bit with a torch to get those holes perfect round man. we all know it bothers you....

Seriously tho, I was doing something similar on my wife’s arctic cat and found that a spent 9mm brass heated up and pounded with a hammer makes a great rubber hole-punch.


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[UpnorthP5]

This made it easier to make a pattern though and kept it all one piece, allowing it to slip over the blade.


Just a thought now that you have the pattern made it looks the rubber piece would slip over the knob with out taking it off??

Did you push the rubber piece through from the front?

 

[trigger]

@trigger heat up your drill bit with a torch to get those holes perfect round man. we all know it bothers you....

Seriously tho, I was doing something similar on my wife’s arctic cat and found that a spent 9mm brass heated up and pounded with a hammer makes a great rubber hole-punch.


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It's been pointed out to me before but I blew it off not knowing I'd be working with this stuff as much as I have and it does bug the hell out of me, for the holes in the Trigger Shield too. As I was looking at my own pic last night I said screw it and ordered a punch kit, from 1/8" to 3/4". Not only will it look better but it'll be a lot easier than cutting those little holes with a utility knife. Thanks though.

 

[trigger]

This made it easier to make a pattern though and kept it all one piece, allowing it to slip over the blade.


Just a thought now that you have the pattern made it looks the rubber piece would slip over the knob with out taking it off??

Did you push the rubber piece through from the front?

The rubber is sitting out front in the recessed area and just slipped over the rod. I doubt it will go over the knob though, one small cut at the bottom hole and it'll still go on without removing the knob.

 

[dpnorth]

It's been pointed out to me before but I blew it off not knowing I'd be working with this stuff as much as I have and it does bug the hell out of me, for the holes in the Trigger Shield too. As I was looking at my own pic last night I said screw it and ordered a punch kit, from 1/8" to 3/4". Not only will it look better but it'll be a lot easier than cutting those little holes with a utility knife. Thanks though.

Just busting yer chops bud! Youre right, a steel punch set would be the way to go. I need one myself....

Speaking of which, any shields in stock? I need one sumthin fierce. Was wondering if you could divulge where you get your rubber sheets from. I wanna make one for my wife’s prowler.

 

[trigger]

Just busting yer chops bud! Youre right, a steel punch set would be the way to go. I need one myself....

Speaking of which, any shields in stock? I need one sumthin fierce. Was wondering if you could divulge where you get your rubber sheets from. I wanna make one for my wife’s prowler.

Yeah, I have a couple on hand ready to go. I'm not buying rubber sheets, I'm buying rubber rolls. They're frickin expensive and heavy as hell. 10' long so I cut them in half with a sawzall and roll them into the garage. Cheapest sheet I've seen for the same rubber I'm using was $100 for a 10' x 10' piece.
Just PM me when you're ready.

 

[futzin]

This noob has to confess to being confused. What in the front of the machine is generating enough heat to be problematic through that spot?

 

[SILVER_ALERT]

I would guess that it is the hot air exiting the radiator that finds it way up through there.

 

[Mudder]

“It Never Ends”. Trigger the inventor. Good choice on the hole punches.

 

[trigger]

“It Never Ends”. Trigger the inventor. Good choice on the hole punches.

Lol, you were the one that brought it up a while back, should've ordered them up then. They're not exactly hideous being cut with a utility knife but the punch will be much cleaner.

 

[trigger]

This noob has to confess to being confused. What in the front of the machine is generating enough heat to be problematic through that spot?

Yes, heat from the radiator. I never really noticed it until I started running the shield, which has been a few years for me now. With most of the heat coming from that area you don't really notice how much comes through the dash hole. Most guys welcome it this time of year but when it's hot as hell outside, any added heat is just annoying. After feeling it again last summer, I was just over it.

 

[Mudder]

Heck, I’m ready to do a Radiator shroud and boat bilge fan to funnel heat in the cab.

 

[Wallace]

Heck, I’m ready to do a Radiator shroud and boat bilge fan to funnel heat in the cab.

Just pull the cup holders and duct a little heat from the radiator.

 

[trigger]

Now I need to figure out a way to make a full rubber shield behind the dash. Any of you that have been in serious water know what I'm talking about. Water rushes in from all over, the seam between upper and lower dash pieces, cup holders, reverse lever, holes through fire wall down by the pedals...don't know that it can be stopped but slowing it down or diverting it would be huge for me. Someday.