so i recently got hold of a new shift **** and was wondering how some of you guys got your OEM shift ***** off. i read and searched around but could not find any advice. all i found was HORROR stories of people ruining their OEM **** because they tried removing it with vise grips and such. Was wondering if you could give me some tip

 

i had the same problem couple of month back, i took my car in the dealers for service and told them to loosen the **** up for me because there is alot of locktite on there! you just twise it off some guys get hoses and stick in on the **** and use a wrench and twise. but my advice is try to twise it off with hands first if not take to dealer mind did it for free.

 

or if you have a heat gun you can pop the trim off and heat the metal shifter link (not the ****) just a little to loosen the locktite!

 

Ya I took it to my dealer and they said it is extremely difficult to take it off without ruining it. But I think they just do not want to be responsible in case they ruin my ****. But can't blame them.

Doesn't the heat ruin my shift boot?

 

Become really strong like me

 

I bench 315 for 6 reps and squat 315 for 6 reps yet I could never get it off.

 

Urdoinitwrong haha.

 

well i mean try not to mess up ur shift boot lol... its is very hard with all that factory locktite. mine did it with no problem and oem **** is perfect! now i got this on there

 

my 370Z was a pain to do as well, that locktite was just globbed up in there. i ended using some channel locks, took like 10 mins to twist it off. Ruined the stock **** but what ever.

although i heard someone used and oil filter strap wrench, one of the plastic handled-rubber strapped ones, said he got it off with a little muscle and didnt ruin the stock one

 

Believe it or not, I was able to get it off by hand. I was kneeling over the thing with a knee on each seat to get maximum leverage. I also took a few 5 min. breaks in between all the rotations! It was a pain in the a$$, but it finally came off. Don't blow a nut though.....hahaha.

 

Mine was actually loose. I was able to just twist it off like a bottle cap.

 

You can damage the shift lever by twisting too hard; here are some instructions on how to remove the shift **** on a 350Z; the same applies to the G37:

2003-2008 Nissan 350Z Shifter **** Removal Procedure

 

Great post, going to give this a shot before I screw up my tranny. Thanks Madmax

 

Use a belt wrench. Helps a lot and doesn't ruin the ****. Still have mine it's like new.

http://www.amazon.com/BOA-BO13010-Co...2170270&sr=8-1

 

try what i did, elbow grease is only needed with my method. Get a good grip on the **** with your right hand then the left hand over the right. Now give the **** a short strong twist right to left continue until you break it loose. It took me 2mins being careful not to break anything and **** still looks new! GL