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hb32 · 08-17-2017, 12:34 PM

I am trying, without any luck, to remove the original shift knob on a 32 stick to use it on a 40`s style stick without destroying either.

Lawson Cox · 08-17-2017, 12:57 PM

Use a strap wrench.

DavidG · 08-17-2017, 01:44 PM

Or a pipe wrench with a strip of rubber to protect the knob. The threads are the normal right hand variety.

Bruce Lancaster · 08-17-2017, 02:08 PM

Klein makes a small strap wrench of some sort of fabric covered with soft, almost sticky rubber-like stuff. VERY grippy and kind to surfaces.

svm99 · 08-17-2017, 04:45 PM

I've unthreaded some stubborn knobs by wrapping with course grit emery cloth and then using a small pipe wrench to unthread the knob after soaking with Kroil penetrant for a few days. Usually works for me. Paul J.

....just don't let the emery cloth slip.

hb32 · 08-17-2017, 06:26 PM

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Thanks for all the tips. I have been soaking it in Kroil as well and will try a pipe wrench with some rubber or suitable material.

hb32 · 08-17-2017, 11:10 PM

Success !!
Rubber and a pipe wrench did the job.
Thanks

Lawson Cox · 08-18-2017, 12:18 AM

Good job.

JM 35 Sedan · 08-18-2017, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hb32

Success !!
Rubber and a pipe wrench did the job.
Thanks

Glad to hear you got that shift knob off. Maybe someone had used Loctite on those threads in the past to keep it tight. It seems like the shift knobs on my cars are constantly coming loose

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corvette8n · 08-18-2017, 10:45 AM

I ended up using epoxy to keep mine tight, pity the guy that needs to take it off in the future, hopefully it's not me.

08-17-2017, 12:34 PM	#1
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,067	Shift knob removal tricks. I am trying, without any luck, to remove the original shift knob on a 32 stick to use it on a 40`s style stick without destroying either.

08-17-2017, 12:57 PM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. Use a strap wrench. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

08-17-2017, 01:44 PM	#3
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,094	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. Or a pipe wrench with a strip of rubber to protect the knob. The threads are the normal right hand variety.

08-17-2017, 02:08 PM	#4
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. Klein makes a small strap wrench of some sort of fabric covered with soft, almost sticky rubber-like stuff. VERY grippy and kind to surfaces.

08-17-2017, 04:45 PM	#5
svm99 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Garlic Country of CA Posts: 537	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. I've unthreaded some stubborn knobs by wrapping with course grit emery cloth and then using a small pipe wrench to unthread the knob after soaking with Kroil penetrant for a few days. Usually works for me. Paul J. ....just don't let the emery cloth slip.

08-17-2017, 06:26 PM	#6
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,067	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for all the tips. I have been soaking it in Kroil as well and will try a pipe wrench with some rubber or suitable material.

08-17-2017, 11:10 PM	#7
hb32 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nanaimo Vancouver Island B.C. Canada Posts: 1,067	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. Success !! Rubber and a pipe wrench did the job. Thanks

08-18-2017, 12:18 AM	#8
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. Good job. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

08-18-2017, 10:45 AM	#10
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,943	Re: Shift knob removal tricks. I ended up using epoxy to keep mine tight, pity the guy that needs to take it off in the future, hopefully it's not me.