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Frenchy
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:58 pm

Numpty question maybees but found a nice gear knob on a scrapper i thought they screwed on and off but this Fooker refuses to move.

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:05 pm

Give it a good hard pull and be carefull not to knock your own teeth out
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:06 pm

Factory gear knob pulls off. If the knob just rotates, you already broke it.
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:14 pm

Spadge,
one of the front ones is already missing :mad: i presume these are an interference fit ?
Alpina B3 3.3 Santorini Blue,White Buffalo hide with Blue Piping,Black Shadowline. No 242.
318 iS Diamond Schwarz.
Porsche 944 Turbo S,Special Order Black,Very Limited Numbers and Very Quick......;-)
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:18 pm

there is a notch in the gear lever which the knob clips into.
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Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:24 pm

Cheers Ears!
Alpina B3 3.3 Santorini Blue,White Buffalo hide with Blue Piping,Black Shadowline. No 242.
318 iS Diamond Schwarz.
Porsche 944 Turbo S,Special Order Black,Very Limited Numbers and Very Quick......;-)
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Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:58 pm

yeah i made that same mistake with mine, i lost my rag and broke the thing off, on top of that my new gear knob looked crud on it so i had to resort to stupid glue to put her back :x
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