DIY-install shift knob
10-30-2008, 05:36 PM
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that was a ***** to get off, i have an 03 so it took two of us to get it off. but vise grips and another set got it off, the stock know is in 15 pieces, lol.
11-05-2008, 09:33 PM
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07 shift ****
used usmanasif's attachment(thanks) on the o7 with the vice grips and the monkey wrench with a towel for the **** to avoid damaging it. It required more force than i thought and it took about 5 complete revolution to loosen it to a point where i can actually use my hand. Just make sure the the vice grips are as tight as possible over the rubber booth on the shaft. 
11-13-2008, 03:39 PM
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I must being a complete idiot.... these write ups on how to do a simple mod like remove a shift **** are great but something just isn't going in my favor!
no matter what i do the damn thing just wont come off! it feels like its welded on!!! despite the waste cloth, the shaft is getting chewed up from the vise grip and the **** isnt budging.
i wanna throw the new **** through a window....
any words of advice?
no matter what i do the damn thing just wont come off! it feels like its welded on!!! despite the waste cloth, the shaft is getting chewed up from the vise grip and the **** isnt budging.
i wanna throw the new **** through a window....
any words of advice?
make sure its a small window.. big ones are expensive
11-18-2008, 08:24 AM
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my bad for poking fun.. i just tried to take mine off and wow.. im sure ill need the mother of all weapons of mass destruction to get it off... that or at minimum ill need to aquire the strength of the hulk for about 5 seconds. 
01-01-2009, 12:56 PM
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Alright here is what I am dealing with. I changed my shift **** no problem, now my sister(who also has an 03 Z) wanted me to change hers. Ok easy, mine took about a whole 3 mins hers will be just as easy. Wrong... I cant get hers off for the life of me.
I have the shift pole secured so i will not screw up the linkage, I am using channel locks on the actual **** (which is chewed up something ugly now). I got the loctite to break i am pretty sure but now the shift **** spins when i use force but its not going anywhere. I probably got it to spin about 5-6 times and it just wont loosen up.
Right now i am thinking it is maybe a cross thread issue. Is this even a possibility? how many times did everyone else spin theirs before is truly loosened up and can be finished by hand?(i cant remember when i did mine awhile back)
Also I am looking into the possibility of cutting it off, what is the best way to do this?
Sorry for the long *** post but i want to get this done for her before i head back to SC. thanks is advance, hopefully i provided enough info.
I have the shift pole secured so i will not screw up the linkage, I am using channel locks on the actual **** (which is chewed up something ugly now). I got the loctite to break i am pretty sure but now the shift **** spins when i use force but its not going anywhere. I probably got it to spin about 5-6 times and it just wont loosen up.
Right now i am thinking it is maybe a cross thread issue. Is this even a possibility? how many times did everyone else spin theirs before is truly loosened up and can be finished by hand?(i cant remember when i did mine awhile back)
Also I am looking into the possibility of cutting it off, what is the best way to do this?
Sorry for the long *** post but i want to get this done for her before i head back to SC. thanks is advance, hopefully i provided enough info.
01-01-2009, 01:22 PM
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When you're turning it with the channel locks turn & force them up toward the roof @ the same time. CAREFULLY. If you did somehow strip the threads, they'll eventually grab & keep backing off. I think I had to rotate mine 10-12 times before it came off.
I had my wife holding the Vise Grips in the passenger seat so I could put as much force as needed to get the thing off. I also used a huge pair of 360 size channel locks.
I had my wife holding the Vise Grips in the passenger seat so I could put as much force as needed to get the thing off. I also used a huge pair of 360 size channel locks.
01-07-2009, 03:22 PM
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ok I feel like a dumb*** for asking this so please no flaming...
I really like the 03-04 nismo shift **** (its the small leather one) better than what the dealership says is the 08s. My dads friend has one of the ***** that i like, but is there anyway to make the older shift **** fit my 2006? the dealer told me "the shift **** will not go all the way down to the shift boot."
are they trying to make me buy one from them or are they right? and if their right any way i can make it work and it not look like pure $^!*??
I really like the 03-04 nismo shift **** (its the small leather one) better than what the dealership says is the 08s. My dads friend has one of the ***** that i like, but is there anyway to make the older shift **** fit my 2006? the dealer told me "the shift **** will not go all the way down to the shift boot."
are they trying to make me buy one from them or are they right? and if their right any way i can make it work and it not look like pure $^!*??
01-08-2009, 10:54 AM
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i just did it right now on an 2006.5. really easy, it just twisted right off, i didnt apply much force and didnt use vice grips. just a little elbow grease.i removed the boot and held onto the metal shifter to make sure it didnt move.
01-09-2009, 02:11 PM
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Hey guys, does anyone know what the shaft size is for the 350z shifter? I want to know which sparco shift ***** will fit. I was looking at the Sparco Ergon. Thanks.
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01-12-2009, 12:00 AM
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hey better then the vice grips if you go to any autozone they have the rubber wrenches that come in a set of 2.. a big one and a small one... that was much easier then the first time with the locks and whatnot. just a good tid bit of info i thought.
01-12-2009, 12:10 AM
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hey better then the vice grips if you go to any autozone they have the rubber wrenches that come in a set of 2.. a big one and a small one... that was much easier then the first time with the locks and whatnot. just a good tid bit of info i thought.
01-31-2009, 12:41 PM
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Im hoping since its like 28 degrees out thats the reason the shift **** is being such a *****. I may go up to my friends shop and try to hit it with a heat gun to losen up the loctite. After the TP's and now a damn shift **** im starting to hate workin on the Z lol.
06-11-2009, 05:11 PM
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HOLY FAWK!!!!!!
i jus did mine...took about 5mins but it was on there good...i wasnt trying to destroy my shift **** but i did anyway...but now i have a nismo on there...
takes 2 people....several turns
i jus did mine...took about 5mins but it was on there good...i wasnt trying to destroy my shift **** but i did anyway...but now i have a nismo on there...
takes 2 people....several turns
07-22-2009, 08:15 PM
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i just did mine. It really is a lot easier with a vise grip on the bottom to hold the lever in place and vise grip on top to turn loose the OEM ****.
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