i dont know about that.. 3 people tried to take it off and it didnt want to come off at all.

its probably because the car has 225000 miles.. and the stick is just stuck there.. so cutting it was my only option.

but nice sarcasm though.. i gotta tell you that...

 

seriously though, a good set of vise grips and a towel would have gotten that thing twisted off... I've never come across a shift **** stuck like that before.

 

previous owners must of put like a gallon of locktight on that ***** if it was that hard

 

Anyone know how to get an at **** off?

 

unscrew the screws.

 

Where are the scews located? (cant seem to find them)

 

don't know - I have a 5-speed

 

Look and feel around.

 

I think there under the boot.

 

What boot?

 

okay make a thread for this it's getting off topic.

As for on-topic, Driften was there any bluish or whiteish substance on the threads of the shift lever after you cut the stock **** off? I was thinking the other day, maybe the original owner had noise/vibration issues (which, by the way, is rare with the OEM shift ****), which would support s13 240's comment about threadlock.

 

I just got a new shift **** and ran into the same problem i cant get it off. I've been twisting it and was about to bust out the plyers but im nervouse im gonna mess up the shaft. Is it alright to go for it anyway?

 

go for it

 

alright cool haha... also where do i attach the vise grip if use that?

 

haha.

mine was such a *****, i had to get out my hack saw and a lot of WD40.

i swear they use ***in loctite on those things.