I've purchased a new Shift **** for my 2001 Maxima SE 5spd and would like to be prepared. Does anyone know if the shifter has any torque screws I'll run into or does the stock **** just twist off.

 

Twist really hard, counterclockwise, use a wrench over a towel and just break the seal.

 

I used a strap wrench on the shift **** to break it free. You will have to concentrate all your force on the top of the ****, the threads are up higher in the stock shift ****.

I tried a shorter shift **** for a week but the center console is higher in the 5th generation and interfers with
quick shifts. I am back to stock.

 

with all due respect....cut the damn thing off your shaft...
i tried everything....the towel, the wrench....hmmm...i should have tried the monkey wrench....

and then i ended up using a saw to saw it off!
hehe....
i mean, who cares about the stock shift **** anyway?


-peace

 

Put it in first or reverse and put a strap wrench around it and hit it hard in a counter clockwise direction. Should break the glue after a few hits.

 

Damn man, you SAWED it off??? That's a bit EXTREME for me. My replacement **** used the stock threads anyway, so I wasn't about to SAW anything off MY shaft! It really didn't require THAT much force to just twist it off.

I suppose you chisel your lug nuts off when you rotate your tires, eh? Jaws-of-life when you lock the key in the ignition?

 

Damn! And here I was just going to recommend removing the stock shift **** with a little C4!

 

I'm going 2 get the SMC STS ... so can I just leave the stock **** on the stock shifter & pull out the stock shifter with **** attached?

 

Did you check out the Courtesy STS, ohboiya? It's almost $100 cheaper than the SMC and there's a full write-up on the install. Check out the link in my sig.

 

Hey .. tkx 4 the heads up ... I checked out the notes by VBX ... very detailed! That's amazing!

N e ways ... after reviewing his notes ... I'm more inclined 2 get the SMC ... I can get it 4 $150 shipped so I'm pretty pleased ...

Ciao