My Shift Knob is on really tight
I do not want to ruin anything
Does it just twist off? Right hand threads?
Remove Shift Knob
- Mike Wilson
- Classifieds Monitor
- Posts: 11637
- Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:37 pm
- Location: SW Los Angeles
Re: Remove Shift Knob
Twists off; right hand threads. Hopefully not glued on. Maybe some gentle heat to warm it up a bit.
Mike
Mike
Mike Wilson
Lomita, CA
'63 B coupe
Lomita, CA
'63 B coupe
- Jim Clement
- 356 Fan
- Posts: 1476
- Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:46 am
- Tag: 1957 356 A Coupe
- Location: Calgary Alberta
Re: Remove Shift Knob
mine has a retainer nut on the bottom.. so loosen it and the knob come right off
- Vic Skirmants
- Registry Hall of Fame
- Posts: 9304
- Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:02 pm
- Location: SE Michigan
- Contact:
Re: Remove Shift Knob
Retainer nut only on aftermarket wood knobs. Never have seen one on an original plastic knob.
-
- 356 Fan
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:58 pm
Re: Remove Shift Knob
Thanks to all. It is the original Plastic Knob so I guess I just need to twist harder. Perhaps even warm up a little with a heat gun.
- Emil Wojcik
- 356 Fan
- Posts: 1528
- Joined: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:20 pm
- Location: Metuchen, NJ
Re: Remove Shift Knob
A rubber strap wrench like this one will help without damaging the knob. Only a couple buck at Home Depot, Lowe's, hardware store, etc.
- Attachments
-
- strap wrench.jpg (14.18 KiB) Viewed 652 times
Emil Wojcik
'64 356C Euro coupe
'78 MGB
'86 Jaguar XJ6 Series 3
'94 MB E420
'64 356C Euro coupe
'78 MGB
'86 Jaguar XJ6 Series 3
'94 MB E420
- Wes Bender
- 356 Fan
- Posts: 4944
- Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:54 am
- Location: Somewhere in the Gadsden Purchase, USA
Re: Remove Shift Knob
If it takes a strap wrench like that one to remove the knob, it would be advisable to put some sort of counter-hold on the lever. The mechanism wasn't designed to withstand unlimited torque.
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....
-
- 356 Fan
- Posts: 226
- Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:27 am
- Location: IN
Re: Remove Shift Knob
I've had similar issues. I always dose with a penetrating oil and let it sit for a day.
The left lane is for passing, MOVE OVER!!!!