Help Removing Shift Knob
04-25-2009, 12:57 PM
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Help Removing Shift ****
Hey Guys (and Gals)...
I need some suggestions for removing a stubborn shift ****... 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!
I need some suggestions for removing a stubborn shift ****... 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!
04-25-2009, 01:21 PM
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Most shift ***** are held by a spring clip, plus the ***** 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 **** .... only visible when the boot is turned inside - out.
04-25-2009, 04:47 PM
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If its a stock **** 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!
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!
04-26-2009, 12:19 AM
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Well... I conquered it, in the end. 
Nomatter what I tried, the factory shift **** just wasn't coming off... 
So, I resorted to drastic measures! I took the Dremel and cut the shifter about two inches below the bottom edge of the shift ****! 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 ****... Had to use a hammer (well padded) to get the thing back on the new (RS) shifter!
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!
Nomatter what I tried, the factory shift **** just wasn't coming off... So, I resorted to drastic measures! I took the Dremel and cut the shifter about two inches below the bottom edge of the shift ****! 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 ****... Had to use a hammer (well padded) to get the thing back on the new (RS) shifter!
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!
04-26-2009, 06:17 PM
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ouch.... that poor shift **** 
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 ****.
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 ****.
