Removing The Standard Gearknob

[number2301 1 1 Cars]

How do you get the standard gear knob off? I've recently removed a horrible metal after market one from my car only to find out that the gear stick had been cut down. So I've not got a new standard gear knob and a gear stick with an old battered gear knob on and want to swap the gear knobs over. Is this possible with it out of the car? Is it just a matter of pulling it off? I've given it a go but it doesn't seem to want to budge!

[GLPoomobile 958]

You'll probably need to grip the shaft ( ) in a vice, cos it needs some force doing it in the car ( ). At least with it out the car you should hopefully avoid the embarrassment of smacking yourself in the face as you pull it off

 

Oh and you need to twist it 90 degrees either way as you tug on it

 

These topics are a goldmine for innuendo

[Anthony 1,003]

Twist and pull lots

 

Sometimes they're a bit stubborn, but should be possible out of the car - just clamp the gear lever in a vice or similar.

[number2301 1 1 Cars]

Cheers, I'll give that a go. Would it be easier in the car barring any face/knob contact related incidents ?

 

These topics are a goldmine for innuendo

 

You're telling me, I had to be really careful about my wording!

Edited February 18, 2008 by number2301

[steve@cornwall 100]

Do you have a be1 or be3 'box?

[number2301 1 1 Cars]

BE3

[Arahan 4]

Do you have a be1 or be3 'box?

 

Is there a difference with regards to removing a BE1 knob?

[steve@cornwall 100]

Is there a difference with regards to removing a BE1 knob?

 

 

Errr,,no,,,,, I mis-read the post and thought he wanted a stick and knob

[dave_gti 0]

gear knobs are a pain, i had one when i bought my Vectra a couple of years back, it was fairly loose and it kept untwisting, and my girlfriend tightened it one day (and shes not a Russian shot putter or anything) and since that day it never came off :|. i wanted to change it so i tried a wrench etc, and it just crushed the gear knob and it wouldn't turn, so i gave up in case i did some damage to the car

[Rich_p 23]

quite simply yank it

[number2301 1 1 Cars]

If anyone's interested I managed to get the gear knob off with it out of the car, my girlfriend pulled one end while I pulled the other.