I bought an after market shift nob and I can't figure out how to remove the old stock nob. It's a manuel trans shifter, any help would be great thanks.
how to remove shifter knob???
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I bought an after market shift nob and I can't figure out how to remove the old stock nob. It's a manuel trans shifter, any help would be great thanks.
I think if you pry out the plastic insert in the top, there's a nut in there you have to remove.
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Yup, it's quite the PITA to get that insert out too. Mine was basically destroyed by the time I got it out.
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I took my insert out and replaced it with a bottle cap (I was bored). There is a notch (that I didn't know about until later) to the left side of the insert. I think if you use a flat pocket screw driver, it should pop right out. Like everyone else, I boogered up the shifter knob a bit trying to remove it.
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I thought about another shifter knob, but I kinda like the (cheesy) bottle cap look.
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I thought about another shifter knob, but I kinda like the (cheesy) bottle cap look.
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THat's because there's a locknut inside it...
I was not aware of that, threads on and off fine as of now though and i didn't have to tear up the knob scince I was not replaceing it.
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I jacked up the original shift nob trying to remove the top cap piece. I never got it off, I eventually just got it to twist off out of pure frustration. Some how the nut on top came loose.
Mine is the same way. I can untwist it by hand if i want to.
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yeah i can just unscrew mine off and on also.
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Heat gun works wonders. Also used it and some fine sand paper to fix the boogered up edge of the knob.
Good as new.
Good as new.
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post pics?
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Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try and remove mine to reposition it as it is crooked now. Bugs me.I took my insert out and replaced it with a bottle cap (I was bored). There is a notch (that I didn't know about until later) to the left side of the insert. I think if you use a flat pocket screw driver, it should pop right out. Like everyone else, I boogered up the shifter knob a bit trying to remove it.
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The correct way to remove both the 5 and 6 speed shifter knobs is to twist it off. Nothing is destroyed.
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Incorrect.
Most of the time you will not be able to budge it. There is a nut inside that should be removed first. IF you can just twist it off, fine, but that is not the correct way to do it.
X2, the locknut beneath the shifter pattern plate should be loosened first.
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I will not disagree, they are very tight... but if you do budge it whether its with some sort of grip, or your manliness, how can it not be the correct way, there is no damage done?
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Unscrewing works great.. the only downfall is if you decide to go back to stock shift knob, you have to pry the gearshift pattern off your old knob anyways to get to the locknut that is now floating around inside your stock knob
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Sorry to bring up a dead thread but i've got the lock nut from underneath the shift pattern of but to my every try and all the torque I can muster i can't twist the darn stock knob off.
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