help getting my knob off...err....
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help getting my **** off...err....
i purchased a b&m short throw shifter but for the life of me i cant get my shift **** off. it's an aftermarket aluminum **** and i think it's just a screw on. could the metal have shrunk due to heat? is there some trick i dont know about? the thing is LOCKED on there. i dont want to use channel locks becuase i'm afraid of marring the surface from the pressure i'd need to lock onto it.
anyone have advice/tips?
tia,
Scott
anyone have advice/tips?
tia,
Scott
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My buddy had the same problem, after alot of screwing a round he found that the aluminum **** did indeed have a top section that came off. After that it was justa matter of removing the little key and unscrewing it.
Check close to make sure your **** isnt really 2 pieces. If not one of those thing rubber things you use to open jars wrapped arounf the **** then the vice grips on top of that should work.
Check close to make sure your **** isnt really 2 pieces. If not one of those thing rubber things you use to open jars wrapped arounf the **** then the vice grips on top of that should work.
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Originally Posted by corvettezman
Some of those ***** would have a small set screw that tightens on the threads of the shifter shaft.
Hopefully it wasn't put on with Loctite on the threads. Good luck getting it off.
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Do you have any pics of the **** you have?
Threading aluminum onto steel can cause corrosion due to the dissimilar metals reacting. As a rule of thumb, always use anti-sieze compound when mixing the 2 metals. Same goes for engine bolts, sparkplugs, suspension bolts, etc.
If the shifter has been on a long time, this may be your problem, and if so, it might take a LOT of force to break it loose.
Before attacking it with the channellocks, get yourself a rubber strap wrench....these are made for removing/installing chrome and polished pipes on decorative plumbing fixtures. They are very inexpensive and look like this:
Threading aluminum onto steel can cause corrosion due to the dissimilar metals reacting. As a rule of thumb, always use anti-sieze compound when mixing the 2 metals. Same goes for engine bolts, sparkplugs, suspension bolts, etc.
If the shifter has been on a long time, this may be your problem, and if so, it might take a LOT of force to break it loose.
Before attacking it with the channellocks, get yourself a rubber strap wrench....these are made for removing/installing chrome and polished pipes on decorative plumbing fixtures. They are very inexpensive and look like this:
