I bought a new wood shift **** for my car and before I break off the old one I just figured I would ask how to do it first. They are both factory 2002 ***** for my 2002 I35 and I will be swapping out the leather one for the wood one I bought. How do I get off the old one? Thanks for your help! I am heading to my brothers house this weekend and want to show him the new ****, so agian any and all help is appreciated, Matt D

 

Very simple! It just screws off.

 

It is an automatic with little slots in it but not threads....you mean the whole **** just unscrew in a counter clockways fashion?, will this strip the vertical grooves? Thanks again for your help, Matt

 

What do you mean by slots? If it is what I think you mean it has 2 slots directly across from each other and if you can picture it with the handle off it looks just like a nissan emblem, in shape. If this is what you mean than, yes just turn counter clockwise.

 

you'll have to use a lot of force to get it off

 

i used a pair of large pliers my biceps and it came off. the thing is that nissan puts thread lock on the ***** from factory and that stuff is a mission to snap. but it does screw off

 

Screw off? I just pulled mine off and popped the new one on.

 

You guys are confusing manual vs. automatic. Manual is a b*tch to remove (gotta unscrew it), automatic I think pulls right off...

 

autos at least 02 and 03 just screws off
don't know about the manual

 

Those that say 02-03 automatic ***** just screw off are correct, and mine isn't even on that tight.
Was thinkin about getting a MOMO or something to repalce stock, looks like any of the ones for manual will thread right on.

 

yeah i was thinking the same thing

 

You can think all day long. But I've done it! 2002 auto....replaced shifter w/ momo.

 

Cool thanks for the post glad to know it'll work.
Is it just a simple unscrew stock srew on momo?
Nissan knew people were going to repalce them
so they made it easy for us!!

 

Unscrew stock. Then momo comes with 3-4 different plastic couplers that size up to there shifter and stem of shifter of our cars. Take the coupler thats as close to being as snug, insert it in shift **** then just slide it over the shifter stem in car then take the little allen bolt momo provides and screw it into shift ****. Then enjoy!

 

How about an automatic 2000 maxima is it like 2002-2003 just unscrew or i have to break the stock to get it off.