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    How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    I tried holding the stick from the silver ring and twisting the knob. but it seems to move all together.

    so how do you get this stupid knob off?!



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    Re: How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    pull the plastic silver ring straight down its clipped to the knob then u can unscrew it lol

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    Re: How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    the knob isn't stupid, the person failing to remove it is :P lol jk

    just pull the silver thing downwards, should clip off the knob, then unscrew it

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    Re: How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    getcha out a danged ol hacksaw brother! Then use some of that GEN U WINE Duck Tape ta hold back on real classy n neat like!


    Or, just pull down silver thing n unscrew, lol
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    Re: How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    Be careful pulling down on the silver ring as the clips on the shift knob itself can break off. Don't just yank the hell out of it but grab the ring and pull down.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A18A View Post
    the knob isn't stupid, the person failing to remove it is :P lol jk

    just pull the silver thing downwards, should clip off the knob, then unscrew it


    Quote Originally Posted by russiankid View Post
    Be careful pulling down on the silver ring as the clips on the shift knob itself can break off. Don't just yank the hell out of it but grab the ring and pull down.
    Grab the ring and pull down?


    Sorta like in the same fashion as putting on a condom?


    Last edited by markmdz89hatch; 06-11-2008 at 08:33 AM.

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    Re: How do you remove the oem shift knob?

    ok, easy does it now.
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