Gear knob removal

[Mack]

Okie dokie peeps , I'd love some help please... Just been given a V plate 406 with only 48k on the clock , main dealer s/h every year , the engine is as sweet as a nut , she was owned by my dad who has now bought my brothers 03 plate 206 ( we likes to keep it the family ) , anyway..... my question is : the gear stick gaiter is shot I have bought a new one and yes you guessed it , how the bleeeeeeep do I get the gear knob off I realise its not an original question but please help . Cheers , Mack

[Welly]

This has been the butt of many a joke on here

As far as I know you have to keep pulling at your knob like a mad man, I don't think twisting your knob will make it come off in your hand.

See what the others say on here anout their knob experiences.......

[highlander]

I've done this myself.

Twist the gearknob anti-clockwise. This can require a huge amount of effort and force.

It should click round about 30 degrees.

Then you need to pull upwards as hard as you can.

Don't be surprised if you have to sit on the centre console/arm rests with both feet on the dashboard to get the damn thing to move. Also don't be surprised if you slice your hand open on one of the bits of metal that are used to hold the gearknob in place on top of the stick, and don't be surprised at the amount of blood and gore that such a "small" cut can generate.

Don't be surprised by the amount of foul language you will utter upon discovering this, directed both at the bitch car that bit you, or the world around you in general.

Finally, don't be surprised if all the colour drains from your face as the flow of blood from your open wound continues as you run out of breath from having sworn too much.

Wash your cut hand with warm water, clean the wound with disinfectant / antiseptic, and dress it with a sterile bandage.

After you've calmed down and cleaned the blood (YOUR OWN BLOOD) off the upholstery, dashboard, centre console and sun visors, unclip the gaiter from its plastic surround, and replace it with your new one.

See? So easy, even I could do it.

[Welly]

Health and Safety wise you should assess the risk of stradling the centre console like a pro but later striking yourself in the face as the knob liberates from it's fixing place, and falling backwards into the handbrake which jabs your spine

You did ask

[Mack]

Is pleased with the quality of the advise I have received but even more grateful that I have extensive medical cover , I take it I must wear a high visibilty jacket ansd safety boots at all times during this dangerous operation .... Then again perhaps a roll of duck tape over the old gator will do

[Welly]

I think this could be too dangerous to tackle on your own; I'd now suggest hiring a crane, arranging a road-closure for safety, and have them attach the jib to your knob (a sunroof would be ideal here or perhaps have the windscreen removed). Of course there is a risk of the car getting airbourne so you'd have to contract out a wheel-anchorage procedure first.

Hope this helps.

[highlander]

It's a snap, honestly; just need to wear some nice grippy gloves to aid your grip on the gearknob (also helps to stop the slicing), and you're set.

Twist 30 degrees or so anticlockwise (it will click into position) and then give it a good pull.

Once the knob is off the top of the stick, it's easy to remove the gaiter from that point on.

Be sure to keep the plastic/wire frame that the gaiter connects to, unless your new gaiter has one with it.

Good luck!

[Mack]

Cant thankyou all enough , I've been out to the car and had a very awkward session pulling my knob and you'll all be pleased to know that after several good pulls on my knob it came away in my hand , I had all relevant emergency services on standby as well as the coast guard because there was a large puddel not 6ft from my location and as you know drowning was a posibility , touch wood al went well Thanks again ..... ps as I removed the gaitor plastic frame a spotted a pound coin , do you think I should inform the police ?
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[Welly]

Congrats on your knob pulling there, unfortunately we have a tradition on here where any Noobs find money in the first inquisitive days of ownership then it gets split equally among the regular members of the club - sorry but rules are rules.

In fact I must chase up my 19 pence from the last guy

I now look forward to your next project

[teamster1975]

Excellent
My wife is wondering why I just pissed myself laughing!

[steve_earwig]

Does that mean we also have to help them out of their new steeds cost them money

Ark at him wiv his new red "Mr. Smartypants" admin thingy

No, don't delete me!!

Btw Anyone else wanna quote me?

[teamster1975]

I tell you what Steve, it'll be so much easier to deal with the spam now!

[HimBigChief]

I don't get why you didn't just create an admin account and give the mods access to it (i.e. give all the mods the password). That way you are still mods but can get access to admin account as and when needed. That's what we do across on the 309 forum.

[teamster1975]

I don't get why you didn't just create an admin account and give the mods access to it (i.e. give all the mods the password). That way you are still mods but can get access to admin account as and when needed. That's what we do across on the 309 forum.

Well that's not up to us. But if you think about it, if there's the chance of us being hit with a massive amount of spam again it's more useful for several admins to be logged in at once so that we can each be bulk erasing the shite! Believe me the way we had to delete each message individually was very time consuming.
It's just a case of assigning user rights, Nick has put a huge amount of trust in us!
We're discussing appointing additional mods, watch this space!

[steve_earwig]

I tell you what Steve, it'll be so much easier to deal with the spam now!

I did notice there was no spam first thing this morning (that'll be about 6 am your time) but I wasn't sure if the attack had ended or you lot had murdered everyone with zero posts. Splendid job anyway

Anyway, back on topic, my knob fell off in my hand so I stuck it back on with a blob of Araldite.