Steeda TriAx "Chink" Sound

Forbiden · March 12th, 2007, 02:32 PM

Probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyways. Is there something added to the triax so that it chinks when changing gears, or is it standard?

My father had a Steeda Triax in his Bullitt and again in his Mach 1 and they both made this metal-to-metal sound when he shifted gears.

I'm just curious what causes this. Thanks.

scubasteve041186 · March 12th, 2007, 05:19 PM

i'm guessing the spring?

FaStStAnG5-0 · March 13th, 2007, 07:36 AM

do they have adjustable stops that the handle could be hitting??

Forbiden · March 13th, 2007, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by FaStStAnG5-0

do they have adjustable stops that the handle could be hitting??

Possibly. It didn't seem to affect performance (of the shifter) so I can't really say. I just know it sounded pretty sweet.

FaStStAnG5-0 · March 13th, 2007, 12:08 PM

i have a hurst shifter with the adjustable stops & when i shift hard the shifter will hit the stop & make a little sound but it isn't loud

True2theHorse · March 15th, 2007, 08:27 PM

I have a Triax and yes there are adjustable stops, but the other thing is when you install the Triax (not sure about the hurst), you remove the factory noise dampening material etc... in the process so it is inherently louder. If you put the car in neutral you can hear the tranny gears turning too.

Racinjason81 · March 19th, 2007, 11:32 PM

feed it an egg roll

Notcho · March 20th, 2007, 07:01 PM

I bought my mustang from an old lady who had no idea... maybe a previous owner changed the shifter, or maybe its stock with a different knob. It has a Steeda shift knob, but it makes the "chink" sound when I shift it. Not sure if someone just changed the knob or if they did the whole thing...

How can you tell?

FIVE-0 · March 21st, 2007, 10:26 AM

take off the shifter bezel and look inside, most aftermarket shifters have there company name stamped on the shifter somewhere

FaStStAnG5-0 · March 21st, 2007, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by FIVE-0

take off the shifter bezel and look inside, most aftermarket shifters have there company name stamped on the shifter somewhere

+1 you'll be able to tell what it is when you look at where it attaches to the trans..

Notcho · March 21st, 2007, 04:26 PM

Thanks, Ill check it out

Notcho · March 21st, 2007, 07:08 PM

This is the shifter. The rubber boot was already torn back when I took it apart.. looks like someone was there before.

The handle looks like cast iron and old, so I would guess that its stock?

FIVE-0 · March 21st, 2007, 11:21 PM

well it looks stock, but it looks aftermarket by the same rate, cause whoever installed it butched the crap out of your lower shifter boot, and did u see any where on there a shifter manufactureres name on it?

Notcho · March 21st, 2007, 11:36 PM

Nope, I didnt see a name on it anywhere.

Its hard to tell with the boot on it, but I didnt want to destroy the only good one there. I did see that it has the studs that come out of the sides of the shifter, but idk the stock ones may have these too.

I was browsing through latemodel restoration site, looking for something with the similar rectangle shaped cast iron shift lever. The only similar looking one I could find was this MAC shifter:

Racinjason81 · March 22nd, 2007, 03:02 PM

pull the lower boot off and post picture.the stock shifter on a mustang is a piece of stamped steel if its not its and its a thick piece of aluminum its aftermarket.check with a magnet.

Notcho · March 22nd, 2007, 04:38 PM

Ok I'll do that today. I need to adjust the adjustable stops anyways. The shifter rattles in 2nd gear unless I hold the handle.

Notcho · March 22nd, 2007, 07:08 PM

I couldnt take the boot off because it had a ring clip around it. To get to that I would have to take the console out so I could take off the plate that the upper (cut to hell) boot is attached to. The lower boot had a small crack in it so I could test it with a magnet. The lower plate that bolts to the tranny is aluminum, (the magnet would not stick) and as you can see in the pic, the black looking base where the adjusting stop screws are looks like the one at latemodel website. Also I dont believe the stock ones had stop screws. (the handle hitting the stop screws make the CHINK sound)

FIVE-0 · March 22nd, 2007, 08:59 PM

it seems like its aftermarket, dno what brand, but if there are stops and the lower mount is aluminum, i doubt its stock

March 12th, 2007, 02:32 PM	#1
Forbiden Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maxwell AFB, AL Posts: 149 iTrader: 0 reviews	Steeda TriAx "Chink" Sound Probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyways. Is there something added to the triax so that it chinks when changing gears, or is it standard? My father had a Steeda Triax in his Bullitt and again in his Mach 1 and they both made this metal-to-metal sound when he shifted gears. I'm just curious what causes this. Thanks.

March 13th, 2007, 07:36 AM	#3
FaStStAnG5-0 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 1,221 iTrader: 0 reviews	do they have adjustable stops that the handle could be hitting?? __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2461223 1994 GT: MSD 6AL, BBK O/R H-Pipe, Dynomax Race Bullet mufflers, 3:73 rear, Hurst Short Shifter, MAC cold air intake & much more coming soon!

March 13th, 2007, 12:08 PM	#5
FaStStAnG5-0 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 1,221 iTrader: 0 reviews	i have a hurst shifter with the adjustable stops & when i shift hard the shifter will hit the stop & make a little sound but it isn't loud __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2461223 1994 GT: MSD 6AL, BBK O/R H-Pipe, Dynomax Race Bullet mufflers, 3:73 rear, Hurst Short Shifter, MAC cold air intake & much more coming soon!

March 19th, 2007, 11:32 PM	#7
Racinjason81 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,559 iTrader: 0 reviews	feed it an egg roll __________________ Heres a real funny video youtube.com/watch?v=ojB7KkaR03I VTEC stands for Very Torqueless Economy Car Honda stands for Hold On Not Done Accelerating 1991 LX 5.0 H/B(T-70 turbo coming soon)

March 20th, 2007, 07:01 PM	#8
Notcho meh ======== Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Braunfels, Tex / Seguin, Tex Posts: 5,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	I bought my mustang from an old lady who had no idea... maybe a previous owner changed the shifter, or maybe its stock with a different knob. It has a Steeda shift knob, but it makes the "chink" sound when I shift it. Not sure if someone just changed the knob or if they did the whole thing... How can you tell? __________________ '87 2.3 Notch with +4 cylinder mod Ass, Cash, or Grass.. nobody rides for free Black Stang Crew Member #11

March 12th, 2007, 05:19 PM	#2
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,382 iTrader: 0 reviews	i'm guessing the spring?

March 15th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#6
True2theHorse Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 67 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have a Triax and yes there are adjustable stops, but the other thing is when you install the Triax (not sure about the hurst), you remove the factory noise dampening material etc... in the process so it is inherently louder. If you put the car in neutral you can hear the tranny gears turning too.

March 21st, 2007, 10:26 AM	#9
FIVE-0 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: burbs of Chicago Posts: 580 iTrader: 0 reviews	take off the shifter bezel and look inside, most aftermarket shifters have there company name stamped on the shifter somewhere

March 21st, 2007, 04:26 PM	#11
Notcho meh ======== Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Braunfels, Tex / Seguin, Tex Posts: 5,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks, Ill check it out __________________ '87 2.3 Notch with +4 cylinder mod Ass, Cash, or Grass.. nobody rides for free Black Stang Crew Member #11

March 21st, 2007, 07:08 PM	#12
Notcho meh ======== Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Braunfels, Tex / Seguin, Tex Posts: 5,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	This is the shifter. The rubber boot was already torn back when I took it apart.. looks like someone was there before. The handle looks like cast iron and old, so I would guess that its stock? __________________ '87 2.3 Notch with +4 cylinder mod Ass, Cash, or Grass.. nobody rides for free Black Stang Crew Member #11

March 21st, 2007, 11:21 PM	#13
FIVE-0 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: burbs of Chicago Posts: 580 iTrader: 0 reviews	well it looks stock, but it looks aftermarket by the same rate, cause whoever installed it butched the crap out of your lower shifter boot, and did u see any where on there a shifter manufactureres name on it?

March 21st, 2007, 11:36 PM	#14
Notcho meh ======== Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Braunfels, Tex / Seguin, Tex Posts: 5,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nope, I didnt see a name on it anywhere. Its hard to tell with the boot on it, but I didnt want to destroy the only good one there. I did see that it has the studs that come out of the sides of the shifter, but idk the stock ones may have these too. I was browsing through latemodel restoration site, looking for something with the similar rectangle shaped cast iron shift lever. The only similar looking one I could find was this MAC shifter: __________________ '87 2.3 Notch with +4 cylinder mod Ass, Cash, or Grass.. nobody rides for free Black Stang Crew Member #11

March 22nd, 2007, 03:02 PM	#15
Racinjason81 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,559 iTrader: 0 reviews	pull the lower boot off and post picture.the stock shifter on a mustang is a piece of stamped steel if its not its and its a thick piece of aluminum its aftermarket.check with a magnet. __________________ Heres a real funny video youtube.com/watch?v=ojB7KkaR03I VTEC stands for Very Torqueless Economy Car Honda stands for Hold On Not Done Accelerating 1991 LX 5.0 H/B(T-70 turbo coming soon)

March 22nd, 2007, 04:38 PM	#16
Notcho meh ======== Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Braunfels, Tex / Seguin, Tex Posts: 5,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok I'll do that today. I need to adjust the adjustable stops anyways. The shifter rattles in 2nd gear unless I hold the handle. __________________ '87 2.3 Notch with +4 cylinder mod Ass, Cash, or Grass.. nobody rides for free Black Stang Crew Member #11

March 22nd, 2007, 07:08 PM	#17
Notcho meh ======== Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Braunfels, Tex / Seguin, Tex Posts: 5,183 iTrader: 0 reviews	I couldnt take the boot off because it had a ring clip around it. To get to that I would have to take the console out so I could take off the plate that the upper (cut to hell) boot is attached to. The lower boot had a small crack in it so I could test it with a magnet. The lower plate that bolts to the tranny is aluminum, (the magnet would not stick) and as you can see in the pic, the black looking base where the adjusting stop screws are looks like the one at latemodel website. Also I dont believe the stock ones had stop screws. (the handle hitting the stop screws make the CHINK sound) __________________ '87 2.3 Notch with +4 cylinder mod Ass, Cash, or Grass.. nobody rides for free Black Stang Crew Member #11

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March 22nd, 2007, 08:59 PM	#18
FIVE-0 Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: burbs of Chicago Posts: 580 iTrader: 0 reviews	it seems like its aftermarket, dno what brand, but if there are stops and the lower mount is aluminum, i doubt its stock

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