Cant remove my gearknob.......its on tight!!!

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:55 am

Tonight i got a free Mtech Gearknob (Cheers willow!) Tried putting it on but my old one is on there good and propper!I literally gave it all i had trying to pull up and twist it, almost felt like i was going to rip the gear level out lol.

Some twats probably glued it on,is there anyway to get it off?

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:11 am

Brute force is about the only way I believe,I doubt it's glued as they are just pretty damn stiff anyway,go on lad,give it some more!

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:12 am

hello mate , mine was like this what i did was get some penatrating fluid wd40 and left it overnight just to loosen it
just a thought
Regards Ben

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:05 am

just grab it and pull it up,

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:49 am

Worse comes to the worse, pair of pliers round the top and twist, it will break the nob and then clean the stick up, if it has glue on it that is, if not just fit your new one.

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:55 am

Mine was the same... it WOULD NOT come off... you REALLY have to yank it off. Mind your face though...

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:07 pm

If you dont mind breaking it put a tube on the top and hammer it down ..it breaks the seal and the knob...at least it did in mine

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:53 pm

Swirly, if the one your trying to remove is not a genuine bmw part, you may find that there is a small allen screw holding it on, i found this on my illuminated one,cheers Dave.

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:13 pm

I managed to fit the Mtech knob today, but i didnt realise it would be so much hassel, maybe i bodge it but hey!! I pull the gearknob off and there was a black plastic 'shief' or cover type thing that allowed my standard knob to slot in, but it was massive and it wouldnt let the new one slide on so i tried pulling it off...no go.

Had a look at my brothers is knob and noticed it was just the metal gearlevel underneath, so i got a hacksaw and cut away at the black plastic bit, which was a cnut to remove, then cleaned it up and the new one fits on fine.

Cheers guys

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:16 pm

SwirlyE30 wrote:Had a look at my brothers is knob

Too much info!

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:18 pm

lolol, sick Dave!

Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:08 pm

when i changed mine on my old sport it was on mega stiff, i tok a leding tooth out when it finally came off

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:50 am

mine has 3 tiny allen head bolts around the lower rim, i think its only the illuminated ones and their only on m-tech ones for a stiffer hold.

Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 9:27 am

Mine's an all-in-one illuminated gearknob, and there's no allen keys... was just REALLY stiff... ooo-er.