New stupid question!! HOw the Frick do you remove the shift knob on 370z?
 

as it states. mine feels like it friggin stuck and I don't wanna break it. need to remove it to do some custom interior work. HELP!! :ugh2:

you twist counter clock wise, be warned. theres lock tight up the a** :tiphat:

Strap wrench on the knob, use a rag for protection, vise grips to hold the shifter under the shifter boot.

Lots of info on the forum here for this situation, you might find some pictures when searching.

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be very careful if you want the shift knob. Nissan put so much lock-tight, that you might destroy the knob.

Wow, really? Search feature

Nope. It's an old stupid question.

I tried search feature with "shift knob" hella posts. shoulda added removal

Just a tip. Google works better than the forums search feature. Google will usually point you to the correct thread here. :tup:

Oh, welcome to the forum. :tup:

New stupid question!! HOw the Frick do you remove the shift knob on 370z?
 

Yep. ^^^ this.

In the google search box I always do:

"site:the370z.com stuff you want to know"

You get precision results like that.


Tapatalk2 ...

EXACTLY what I do

yeah, add "removal" and you get this thread:

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...-searched.html

Strap wrench on the knob, use a rag for protection, vise grips to hold the shifter under the shifter boot.

NOPE vise grip will slip and cause scratches and miring.

The best method I came across was 2 strap wrenches. 1 on the knob 1 on the shaft. Home Depo is the place to go for the wrenches. 6$ husky strap wrenches and if you open the package correctly you can return them when you’re done. :tup:

double hand grip that beeotch and twist counter-clok like ur life depends on it... breaking looooose! Workd for me! :bowrofl:

PITA to swap out the oem knob. Too much loctite at the factory. Use a strapwrench and visegrip I taped the stem and then gripped it. Twenty minutes of muscle-ing took about 20 minutes to break the knob loose from it's thread. I started to sweat a little bit when I did mine. it was more frustrating rather than difficult.

So this was my day. Buy a GOOD strap wrench. Mine didn't grab so I had to vice grip it. :shakes head:

In other news the Nismo knob feels nice! :tup:

Yikes! I got mine off by taping friction tape from my hockey sticks around the knob and broke the first strap wrench then got a heavy duty one and slowly but surely it came off all while holding with my left hand the shaft underneath...
Knob came of without a scratch...

I'm rocking the Tommy Kaira hebi bebi shift knob :)

It is pretty tricky, there's just too much Locktite on there. Mine is in pieces and I even thought I was being careful with a cloth wrapped around the knob.

It's all about right tools for the right job. The cheap strap wrench finish would not even try to grip the knob, just slide (yes I know how to use one) Apparently i needed the magic BLUE strap wrench everyones using in the diys :rofl2: .As far as people saying they twisted it off with their hands and grips on the base, 100% not possible on mine (all I did overseas was lift weights lol). I have a hunch different vehicles have different amounts of loctite. I'm not at my house and didn't have the right tools haha. I didn't care about the oem shift knob regardless or I would have waited :driving:

I've done it twice on two separate Zs now and here's how you do it:

Get two pipe wrenches, a towel and a friend. Your shift knob will not survive this procedure.

Take pipe wrench #1 and attach it to the knob
wrap a towel around the shaft and attach wrench #2. Have your friend hold the shaft steady while you remove the shift knob. This is important because you don't want to torque the gearbox (really bad news).

Knob will come off. I had one pop off with a little tearing leather and the other ripped completely in half through the aluminum threading.

Yeah I tried to get mine off by hand and then w/ a big pair of channel locks after wrapping w/ an inner tube to protect the knob. Waste of time and very frustrating. Like everyone said many times... that bugger is on good.. real good. Picked up a strap wrench from HDepot ($8) and used a big vise grip to steady the stick at the base. Easy peasy. The trick is in the ability to grip with the rubber strap of the wrench and having enough leverage to turn the knob w/o any slippage. Right tools for the job is imperative. :ughdance:

"Yeah I tried to get mine off by hand and then w/ a big pair of channel locks after wrapping w/ an inner tube to protect the knob." I probably should have worded that differently.

I think now I really f... Up!!!!! I was readjusting my Tommy Kaira, and after reinstall it, I felt it was very tight when screw in after I put a little bit of loctite, but just a little, and it was hard to get it back... I used a strap wrench, but i found out the shifter shaft was turning also with the knob, it was tight, but was turning when I was adjusting with the strap wrench...

The knob ended about 1/8" higher than when i first installed it.

Anybody can help me and tell me if I damage the shifter????? If I will have any issues when shifting my car?????? Do I need to fix or change the shifter????????
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