Shift pattern on shifter turned side ways
 

Anyone know how to turn the knob so the pattern is right side up again?

schu

The knob is a screw on type, you should just be able to turn it the way you would like it I would think.
Mishkaya

You should be able to pry up the pattern on top of the knob and rotate it where you need it.

I'm not to sure about that one. I have noticed that on my truck the shifter knob slowly rotates all the way around. it takes about two months to complete the rotation. I think that it has something to do with the different phases of the moon.

It is not the shifter knob moving. It is the little button on the top. Pry it out, cut a few notches in it, and put it back in. I did this with mine very early on and it has only rotated 1/4 turn in almost 50k. Some guys glue it in, some live with it.

I think that's called bi lunar. :)

mine had rotated from 9-3 [clock position] to about 11-5 in like 6,000 kilometers. now i have a nicer feeling shift knob home made #2 billard ball... much more comfortable

Mine was about 90 degrees off when I bought the truck. I simply applied a twisting motion with my palm as I drove down the road, and in a few hundred miles it's now straight again.

Mine used to rotate, but I finally pried it out and put a dab of glue in the notch that it pops back into and popped it back in... Doesn't rotate anymore.. Just make sure to use something that can't cut the knob as you pry it out. I used a key..

haha!

Well there's one more reason to get the auto ;)

Ok, I didn't know it was just a little button... I didn't fitz with it much.... I'll put some glue in there.

Fanofthewolf, what are you talking about, there are reasons for wanting an auto? :)

The "rotational shift device" is a feature included on the truck to help familiarize the driver with the truck's transmission. It seems that by having the piece inside the knob rotate, the driver comes to know the transmission "forwards and backwards". Such knowledge tends to reduce grinding gears and therefore makes the transmission last longer. Any adjustments made to this device could potentially void your warranty. [eyecrazy]

And....Ford owns Cummins. ;)

Ouch!! schu that stung, good, but stung :D [laugh]

Heh, I figured I would fling it back at ya!!!