Demon key sheared right away
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Jacks996
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From: eagle mountain lake tx
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Demon key sheared right away
Put my C6 shifter on today and the very first thing that happened was the demon key sheared as soon as I tried pulling it out with my vise grips.
Had to drill it out. After a lot of drilling and prying here is the end result.
Had to drill it out. After a lot of drilling and prying here is the end result.
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The new shifter looks good - too bad you really had to work to get it installed. Your luck must be like mine - even what should be a simple job turns out to be more complicated than expected.
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Demon keys are easy to remove IF you use a paint can lid opener like the free ones at Home Depot or Lowes. You hook the lip on the opener under one side of the demon key and press down slowly.
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Originally Posted by vettecop1125
My demon key snapped in half and was so chewed up that I ended up just hacksawing my old shifter.
The thought crossed my mind. I was thinking I could spend a long time trying to dig this out or just hit it with the cutoff wheel and it would be off in about 5 seconds.
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Originally Posted by sage666
Demon keys are easy to remove IF you use a paint can lid opener like the free ones at Home Depot or Lowes. You hook the lip on the opener under one side of the demon key and press down slowly.
Wish I would have known this earlier. Sounds like the best way to get it out. Vise grips didnt work at all.
