Thread: 1c and my hands are like claws

Originally Posted by Dark61

I can just about turn the knob on the stick but it doesn't feel like its threaded on. Any ideas how to get it off or do I have to remove the whole stick?
cheers,
D

David,

Hello from Brisbane.

The S3 gear knob has an inner fitting bush rather than a thread like the S1, S2, S2A - in theory it should just push on and pull off...........

Cheers,

Neil

Thanks Neil -I nicked the gaiter. I'll go give it a tug and see, when I shake the hypothermia off!
cheers,
D

David,

This is taken from an old Four Wheel Drives catalogue:



Hope it helps.

Cheers,

Neil

Thanks again. I have warmed up sufficiently to make an attempt on it. I'll let you know how it goes.
cheers,
D


p.s - no go. I was in mind of Newtons 3rd so I didn't give it the full monty - but I gave it a good heave and nothing. I'll revisit it when I dismantle it.
D

Gear Knob Star Ring 571661

whitehillbilly

Thanks for that Whitehillbilly. That looks nasty. I reckon that'd be as hard to remove as all hell. Cheaper than putting a thread on it I suppose.
cheers,
D

Hello Dark,
I had a gear stick snap off at a poorly welded repair where it comes out of the top of the swivel ball, great fun!
I had to move the gear knob across to the replacement lever, and I found that judicious tapping with a fist sized block of wood was sufficient to move the knob off and onto the lever.

Cheers, Cerise.

Were you on the road when the stick failed ? how did you cope? I had a go with a rubber mallet but no go. I nicked the gaiter to get it off the stick so I could pull the tunnel cover up and over. Thanks for the wood suggestion. I may have another go at it when I remove the stick and can get it in a vice. Maybe a bit of WD would help as well. I don't want to break the knob if I can help it.
cheers,
D