Help Removing Shift Knob
 

Hey Guys (and Gals)...

I need some suggestions for removing a stubborn shift knob... I searched the topic, and have tried every method I can come up with. Brute force isn't budging it... So, I tried a piece of wood cut to the width of the console and using a pickle fork for leverage... Still no joy! I'm thinking I need some sort of slide hammer setup, but I just cannot believe it is this difficult. It appears to me that it's just a plastic piece that snaps over the shifter (I've removed the boot from the console so that I woudn't damage it in trying)...

Help! There has to be a trick to this!

Most shift knobs are held by a spring clip, plus the knobs internal rubber 'clips' into 2 dimples on the lever top .... so removal is a straight pull upwards; however, some have a locking set screw at the base of the knob .... only visible when the boot is turned inside - out.

If its a stock knob it shouldn't have any set screws I dont think. I know mine didn't.

Its REALLY hard to get it to come loose and you will, no doubt, smash yourself in the forehead when you do get it. I spend a while on mine. Keep working on it and it'll eventually slide off. Just be careful!

Well... I conquered it, in the end. :cheers: Nomatter what I tried, the factory shift knob just wasn't coming off... :surr:

So, I resorted to drastic measures! I took the Dremel and cut the shifter about two inches below the bottom edge of the shift knob! I was then able to use the slots in my drill press table and a pair of vice grips to get the darn shifter shaft out of the shift knob... Had to use a hammer (well padded) to get the thing back on the new (RS) shifter! :to_order:

I guess I'm just a lucky guy, but mine must be a whole lot tighter than some of yours! ;)

So... Other than buttoning up the covers, I am now the proud owner of an upgraded RS shifter and shift rods... I took a bunch of pictures, so hopefully I can get them posted soon. I can tell already that the shifting is much more "mechanical" than before... Can't wait to get it on the road tomorrow and check it out!

More to follow!

ouch.... that poor shift knob :)

Hey, at least you didn't smack yourself in the face like Justin said.
I did exactly that one time. I still flinch every time I see a leather 993 knob. :D