OEM Shift Knob Removal
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Thanks! this doc. confirms you can damage your tranny by twisting the **** off without counter force. wonder how many here have screwed up their trannies doing this the wrong way. The radiator hose is a good idea. I screwed up my stock **** by using the cloth towel method suggested to me by others on this site.
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There is no way to get around it. The stock shift **** will be toast even if you use a piece of radiator hose or a towel. I dare not take a pic of my stock ****. I dont want to scare everybody. So I plan on ordering another stock OEM **** in the future. I keep all my stock parts after I have done a mod.
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Originally posted by pimp1911
There is no way to get around it. The stock shift **** will be toast even if you use a piece of radiator hose or a towel. I dare not take a pic of my stock ****. I dont want to scare everybody. So I plan on ordering another stock OEM **** in the future. I keep all my stock parts after I have done a mod.
There is no way to get around it. The stock shift **** will be toast even if you use a piece of radiator hose or a towel. I dare not take a pic of my stock ****. I dont want to scare everybody. So I plan on ordering another stock OEM **** in the future. I keep all my stock parts after I have done a mod.
actually, what i did was wrap tape around the area of the **** i twisted on and then used the towel methor. you can only tell by very small stretch marks on the leather on my ****
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I used a strap wrench on my **** with shop towel wrapped around the **** and it came off no problem. Zero damage. Those things are very expensive.
(no **** jokes here. We are adults after all.)
(no **** jokes here. We are adults after all.)
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Originally posted by zeroday
Thanks! this doc. confirms you can damage your tranny by twisting the **** off without counter force. wonder how many here have screwed up their trannies doing this the wrong way. The radiator hose is a good idea. I screwed up my stock **** by using the cloth towel method suggested to me by others on this site.
Thanks! this doc. confirms you can damage your tranny by twisting the **** off without counter force. wonder how many here have screwed up their trannies doing this the wrong way. The radiator hose is a good idea. I screwed up my stock **** by using the cloth towel method suggested to me by others on this site.
Lesson? Read the whole thread before doing anything.
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Originally posted by aaaaa
where can i get the radiator hose??????
where can i get the radiator hose??????
Pep Boys, R&S Strauss, Walmart.... uhh pretty much any garage that services cars...? Its pretty common stuff man, we're not talkin about locating Uranium here...
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Wierd, Guess i lucked out on mine. All I did was wrap a towel around the base of the **** and crank on it with a big pair of adjustable pliers. Came off rather easy after all the hardships i had heard about it. best thing is, zero damage to the stock ****.
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There are several threads on removing the shifter *****. Just do (another) search for "shift **** removal" and they will show up. If you want pictures, you will probably be able to find some in the other threads, but you can also find pictures at RedlineGoods.com which has a breakdown for removing both the shift **** and the boot. If you are not replacing the boot, then you should stop after you remove the shift ****...
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Shift **** removal...cracking sound?
I tried unscrewing the OEM shift **** on my 03' Z, but its really damn stiff! I used a vicegrip to hold the shifter rod from turning, and used another wrench with a cloth around it to remove the shifter. It was all going good until i hear a cracking sound. This could have been the **** starting to turn loose, but i didnt want to end up breaking anything. Does anyone know if that cracking sound is supposed to happen, or do you really just have to go ahead and apply that much force? I dont really want to ruin my OEM shifter, but if its gotta go, its gotta go, lol.
Let me know what you guys think.
thanks
Let me know what you guys think.
thanks
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The cracking sound may be the dried up hardened glue you have just cracked and that is part of the removal. I did mine and remember the sound when the glue let loose to remove the shift ****.......make sure you get a tight grip on the bottom shaft of the shifter so you dont twist and break the shifting mechanism
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Originally Posted by boogiemyke
Here's a pic of what the bottom of the shifter is attached to. No need to worry about breaking anything.
Last edited by Ed 718; 01-30-2006 at 09:38 PM.