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Old 01-17-2012, 07:34 PM   #1
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Anyone know how to get the shift knob off a 5spd people have told me to twist it real hard but it feels like in going to break somthin
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Old 01-17-2012, 07:36 PM   #2
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I wouldn't twist it.. I would pull it strait up...

Mine pops off while driving every day.
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il give that a try. thanks
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it's epoxied on there you'll need to twist until the epoxy breaks loose then pull up on it....
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i think you can pop out the piece that has the shift pattern on it and see how its fastened. idk for sure bu that would be what id start to do
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I took a pair of vice grips to mine and gave it a quick twist and it popped right off
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