OEM Shift Knob Removal

ghost_370z · 02-14-2015, 05:22 PM

I recently purchased a NISMO shift knob and after looking around the web for how to remove the OEM knob I have a couple questions.

1. Should the car be in neutral or in gear when unscrewing the OEM knob?
2. Ive seen pics of guys using a wrench or pillars on the shift shaft, what does that do? Some guys just untwist the OEM knob and it comes right off.

Thanks for your help!

cooltoy · 02-14-2015, 05:39 PM

1. I had it in neutral.
2. You need to keep the shaft from twisting. It depends on how much lock-tight Nissan put on when installing your OEM knob. If it is not too much, you can twist it off by hand, if it's a lot, you may have to destroy the knob to get it off.

SouthArk370Z · 02-14-2015, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghost_370z

1. Should the car be in neutral or in gear when unscrewing the OEM knob?!

If it will come off easy, it doesn't really matter. If it is on there tight, put it in neutral to avoid undue stress on the forks and other parts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghost_370z

2. Ive seen pics of guys using a wrench or pillars on the shift shaft, what does that do? Some guys just untwist the OEM knob and it comes right off.

As per cooltoy, it just depends on how much locktite they used at the factory and the wrench/pliers on the shaft is for backup.

kenchan · 02-14-2015, 10:07 PM

i used neutral and held the shaft with locking pliers while i turned the knob.

on my car it was a lot of twisting to remove.

Ill · 02-15-2015, 12:02 AM

I can't find the picture I took of the aftermath of me removing my OEM knob.

Essentially it was torn to bits, the leather was separated from the plastic and the plastic knob itself was in over a dozen pieces.

Nothing recommended seemed to work, so I ended up using vise grips and towels. Even with the items mentioned earlier, still took me a good 30-45 minutes or so.

cooltoy · 02-15-2015, 12:31 AM

OEM shift knob removal (SEARCHED)

ghost_370z · 02-15-2015, 03:17 PM

Thanks for all the help! I used a superior tools strap wrench with a leather strap that gripped the OEM knob extremely well and didnt damage it at all with no duct tape or towel covering it

cooltoy · 02-15-2015, 04:14 PM

Thumb up.

kenchan · 02-15-2015, 07:53 PM

Life not fair!

edub370 · 02-16-2015, 09:40 AM

good job OP

cooltoy · 02-16-2015, 11:47 AM

Great offer, but he already removed it without damage.

kenchan · 02-16-2015, 01:12 PM

edub apparently doesnt have experience on the super-thread-locked-knob-removal. lol
some of them come off easy, some of them not easy at all.

JARblue · 02-16-2015, 01:15 PM

I cut a hole in the roof, attached the shift knob to a clamp hanging from the ceiling, and then spun the whole car around

kenchan · 02-16-2015, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I cut a hole in the roof, attached the shift knob to a clamp hanging from the ceiling, and then spun the whole car around

nice!

cooltoy · 02-16-2015, 02:02 PM

Did the ceiling survive?

02-14-2015, 05:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
ghost_370z Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Fort Rucker, AL Posts: 4 Drives: 2011 370Z Rep Power: 11	OEM Shift Knob Removal I recently purchased a NISMO shift knob and after looking around the web for how to remove the OEM knob I have a couple questions. 1. Should the car be in neutral or in gear when unscrewing the OEM knob? 2. Ive seen pics of guys using a wrench or pillars on the shift shaft, what does that do? Some guys just untwist the OEM knob and it comes right off. Thanks for your help!

02-14-2015, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	1. I had it in neutral. 2. You need to keep the shaft from twisting. It depends on how much lock-tight Nissan put on when installing your OEM knob. If it is not too much, you can twist it off by hand, if it's a lot, you may have to destroy the knob to get it off. SouthArk370Z likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

02-15-2015, 12:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ill Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bellevue Posts: 177 Drives: 09 370z Base 6MT Rep Power: 13	I can't find the picture I took of the aftermath of me removing my OEM knob. Essentially it was torn to bits, the leather was separated from the plastic and the plastic knob itself was in over a dozen pieces. Nothing recommended seemed to work, so I ended up using vise grips and towels. Even with the items mentioned earlier, still took me a good 30-45 minutes or so. __________________ Old - GTM TT Stage 1 - 487whp / 415wtrq - bunch of goodies. New - 2011 Shelby GT500 - 2.3L VMP TVS - JLT CAI.

02-15-2015, 12:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	OEM shift knob removal (SEARCHED) 1st likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

02-15-2015, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
ghost_370z Base Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Fort Rucker, AL Posts: 4 Drives: 2011 370Z Rep Power: 11	Thanks for all the help! I used a superior tools strap wrench with a leather strap that gripped the OEM knob extremely well and didnt damage it at all with no duct tape or towel covering it JARblue likes this.

02-14-2015, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i used neutral and held the shaft with locking pliers while i turned the knob. on my car it was a lot of twisting to remove.

02-15-2015, 04:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Thumb up. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

02-15-2015, 07:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Life not fair!

02-16-2015, 09:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	good job OP cooltoy likes this. __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq Last edited by edub370; 02-16-2015 at 03:53 PM.

02-16-2015, 11:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Great offer, but he already removed it without damage. edub370 likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

02-16-2015, 01:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	edub apparently doesnt have experience on the super-thread-locked-knob-removal. lol some of them come off easy, some of them not easy at all.

02-16-2015, 01:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	I cut a hole in the roof, attached the shift knob to a clamp hanging from the ceiling, and then spun the whole car around kenchan, AdamRacer and Fuzzzy like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

02-16-2015, 02:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Did the ceiling survive? __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

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