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The reason it pops off is piss-poor design and engineering. What idiot thought using splines and six pressure points was a good idea?

 

I'm sure theoretically they provide enough force to hold the knob on, but practically, what with all the excess pressures of shifting, and the fact that these appear to be two different metals (with different rates of expansion), the design can't do the job.

 

Not shown is a spring and a piece of foam that sit in that little cup. They're for the reverse lock-out. Which again, I don't understand why that was needed, other than some stupid designer thought it would be 'cool' because the Acuras have them. Except the RSX Type-S is a six speed, and reverse lockout is something of a necessity.

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Uploaded on June 3, 2008
Taken on June 2, 2008