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Peel up the plastic shift pattern insert, use long nose pliers to grip the demon key and pull straight up. It will come out and you will be able to unscrew the ****.
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Following from the C5 Tech Tips section of the Forum. Same procedure applies for your 2003:
Step by step shift **** install on a 2000
Good luck!
Step by step shift **** install on a 2000
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Willfulone
Peel up the plastic shift pattern insert, use long nose pliers to grip the demon key and pull straight up. It will come out and you will be able to unscrew the ****.
Sometimes it helps to use a pair of vice grips. Just clamp them on the top of the key in the middle of the shift **** and then gently tap up on the side of the vice grips until the key pops out. Then unscrew the ****.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Sometimes it helps to use a pair of vice grips. Just clamp them on the top of the key in the middle of the shift **** and then gently tap up on the side of the vice grips until the key pops out. Then unscrew the ****.Corvette Stories
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Sometimes it helps to use a pair of vice grips. Just clamp them on the top of the key in the middle of the shift **** and then gently tap up on the side of the vice grips until the key pops out. Then unscrew the ****.
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Originally Posted by vettecop1125
Hacksaw worked well for me.
A monkey could have designed a better positive retainer for that ****- imagine my surprise when I gave the vicegrips a good yank and head of the key BROKE OFF
No, the vicegrips didn't slip at all, the head just came clean off of the key body, which was still imbedded in the shifter.I was imediately very happy that I bought the hurst ball **** (which is great, btw!) with my hurst shifter.