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Originally Posted by chrischhorn
Gym wont help you. A leather strap wrench will!!
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Haha true that. But I used a rubber strap wrench and it just kept slipping.
Next time I will use a big boy pipe wrench instead.
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Originally Posted by red2010z
If you are trying to remove it without damaging it good luck. When I removed mine it came off in multiple pieces.
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I agree... At this moment, I'd say I don't care to destroy the oem shift knob or not. I already got a lightly used oem shift knob as a spare.
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Originally Posted by dmhenderson
1) accept that you are going to destroy your shift knob in the process of taking it off the car. I've done it twice - on my current car the knob actually ripped in half all the way through the aluminum threading.
2). Assemble the following: two pipe wrenches, a towel, wire brush, and a friend.
3). Attach wrench #1 to shift knob. Wrap towel around shifter (shaft) and attach wrench #2. Have your friend hold wrench #2 steady so you don't torque the gearbox and go to town on the shift knob. It'll come off. Use wire brush to clean threading on shaft.
Nissan uses a ridiculous amount of loctite on the OEM shift knob for reasons I will never understand - especially considering they sell aftermarket shift knobs.
Hth
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Thanks for the tips!
Yup I will use a pipe wrench instead.
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Originally Posted by Alexwallace23
I guess the Nissan worker that put my shift knob on had a lazy day and didnt put it on the way it was supposed to... My shift knob came off without a struggle and intact.
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Hmmm, lucky you or maybe your previous owner already did the dirty job for you if yours is a used?
On another note, I got a Nismo chrome shift knob. How's the fitment? Is it hard to align the words towards the rear?