Shift knob removal

[SlippyFist]

maybe you had some issue similar to mine? i replaced my center console trim piece with one that was alcantara-wrapped, and while i didn't have any issue getting the boot down, that lock-nut underneath the knob had been put on with loctite or something because i had to manually wrench it off the entire way off and then the entire way back on- it was literally peeling the threads of the shift lever.

my boot came right down with a little bit of force like everyone else is saying, but it just made me think about the locknut issue i had. i have no idea what the dealership/assemblers are doing with these cars lol.

 

[StingertimeNC]

maybe you had some issue similar to mine? i replaced my center console trim piece with one that was alcantara-wrapped, and while i didn't have any issue getting the boot down, that lock-nut underneath the knob had been put on with loctite or something because i had to manually wrench it off the entire way off and then the entire way back on- it was literally peeling the threads of the shift lever.

my boot came right down with a little bit of force like everyone else is saying, but it just made me think about the locknut issue i had. i have no idea what the dealership/assemblers are doing with these cars lol.

That nut had to be cross-threaded. Hasty Install at the factory I'm sure. Should be smooth as silk once you break it loose.

 

[SlippyFist]

That nut had to be cross-threaded. Hasty Install at the factory I'm sure. Should be smooth as silk once you break it loose.

i thought that might be the case while i was unscrewing it, but there were no metal shavings anywhere in my car from it from when they did it. i ordered the optional titanium shift knob with my build and i'm pretty sure when they put it on they used loctite.

 

[bee-man]

Here are some close ups of the interface. Clips are located at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions, and if you can somehow access and assist or pry from the shift nut, it will minimize the chance of damage.