What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

Originally Posted by Waizzz

Damn I haven't driven my Z since last Friday after getting a daily so I drove her around town to make sure everything was lubed up properly and working well.

Wow you can really appreciate the Z even more when you don't drive it

Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Gym wont help you. A leather strap wrench will!!

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.

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.

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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.

Originally Posted by forza370z

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.



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.



Thanks for the tips! Yup I will use a pipe wrench instead.



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?

Originally Posted by roy'sz

Hey forza they use A LOT of locktite on mine. I used a 6in pipe wrench. Make sure you clean up the threads good before re install. The green locktite is awesome!