This proved to be one of THE most simple, yet irritating removals of all.
My friends and I always joke about having to make a few trips to Home Depot, for anything car related that requires some improvisation.
Well, this damn shift knob took me a trip to Sears (strap wrench), and a trip to Ace (pipe wrench). Eventually I gave up on the idea that I wasn't going to demolish the stock shift knob...I mean we hardly ever reuse or sell stock parts such as these, but we ALL feel the need to keep them in mint condition.
Well, I gave up when I just wanted to get the damn thing off. The protective towel technique was never going to work in my case, because I needed so much torque to get this damn thing off.
The strap wrench was worthless for my application.
The pipe wrench worked, but I seriously had to use it to turn the damn knob 7-8 turns before I could use my hands to remove it. I guess Nissan has had problems with these things just falling off all the time or something...lol
Anyway, after demolishing the stock knob, I'm ready to finally install my short shifter and new knob. I will post a pic once finished, but I really felt the need to vent...
I feel better already
