ok so my shift **** has seen faaaaaar better days and its starting to fall apart....but how the heck do i take it off? did they just use mega locktite on it? or is there some special way you have to unscrew it

 

I thought it just unscrewed? In for response.

 

It's fairly complicated I think? If you go online and Google "350Z shift **** replacement", a bunch of sites will take you to detailed directions. As I said, there is a lot more to do than just unscrew it!?? You have to pull up the whole shift plate and remove the leather shift cover just to get to the **** assembly. I want to eventually replace mine, but I think I will let the pros do it!

 

^ What!!???... Your kidding me right... ugggghhhhh turn the damn thing counterclockwise until it comes off duh. I'm assuming you have a 6-speed.

 

wrong

 

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this is how i did it... and worked perfectly

 

I had to hold the shifter itself with some vice grips and tried twisting the **** off. I really think mine had some loctite on it. My oem **** ended up getting ripped to shreds in order for it to come off.

 

mine looked brand new when i took it off with my hands

 

^yea exactly... I guess they need to disconnect the shifter from the shift linkage, take apart the interior, change the air filter (very important step), Drain both the diff and tranny, put in on a bench vise... then turn counterclockwise until it comes off. Just because they dont have the testicular fortitude to turn the damn **** there HAS to be a special way to do it...

 

for the record... I changed my own shift know to a Hebi Baby so I'm a pro, I'll charge you 150.00 to change the shift **** for anyone who needs it.

 

lol....i feel like an r tard right now but i've REALLY put some force behind trying to twist it off, to the point where i thought i might break something if i went harder...i googled it and holy **** it looks alot more complicated than i hoped

god damnit nissan, why you gotta play me like this?

 

http://www.*********.com/zwiki/Tutor...nd_Replacement
http://www.350zclub.org/BM-shifter.shtml

lmao.. The first time I took it off it was a little difficult but you dont need to remove the shifter console to get it done.

 

think i should just say ef it and do a short throw while i'm at it?

 

Why not look in our own DIY forum...

https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...hift-****.html

 

I had an '06 and now have an '08 and they both came off with very little effort while following the instructions above^^^^ I recently tried to help a friend with an '05 take his off and it was a complete fail.... we ended up tearing the **** up and never got it off... it just kept turning.... he ended up taking it to nissan and paid $40 to have it taken off. Also after he got it off i sold him my ARC **** and it seems that the '05 and before shifters sit noticably higher than my '08???

 

^ I had a Polished Titan with a Nismo short shifter and it looked funny on my 04.