Gear Stick Top

[mhyphenl 10 1 Cars]

Been trying to get the top of my gear stick off to remove it from one car and into another, the rubber gators have perished in my 1.9 so want to swap in this one from a 1.4. When I try to unscrew it moves in 90 degree lumps but doesn't seem to go anywhere!?

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Twist and pull and it should come off.

[snooks 5]

Pull it while turning...

[M@tt 77]

be careful you don't smack yourself in the face though when it finally goes!!!

[mhyphenl 10 1 Cars]

be careful you don't smack yourself in the face though when it finally goes!!!

 

 

Are you speaking from experience??

Cheers, I'll try that!

[M@tt 77]

sadly yes

 

much to the amusement of some other lads in the local scrappy, as i fell on my arse backwards out of a 205 clutching my nose

[GLPoomobile 958]

Oh, the wonders of the search engine!

 

+gear +knob +remove

 

would have found you the following link within 2 minutes

 

old topic

 

 

+gear +knob

 

Gives less specific results (so there's a lot more topics to look through), but once again there is a result from that on the first page that answers the question. Again, took about a minute to find it.

 

Now go and have fun tugging your knob

[dan_cole69 0]

sadly yes

 

much to the amusement of some other lads in the local scrappy, as i fell on my arse backwards out of a 205 clutching my nose

 

I almost did the same with mine luckly my mates face got in the way

[Cameron 16]

Got a good story from college along these lines.. One of the vehicle repair boys (spanner monkeys) broke his nose removing a steering wheel. He took the nut all the way off and then pulled and pulled until eventually it let go and smashed him straight in the face.

[christopher 5 1 Cars]

Be careful when you take it off or you will damage the thread.

[boombang 2]

twist 45 degrees, do a search, then the knob magically comes off.

 

No idea why people talk about turning it around and around, the lugs inside most knobs I've pulled off (and there has been a few!) have been at 45 degrees to the notches and grooves on the gear lever.