Can anyone tell me the easiest/ best way to remove the oem shift ****, I'm considering purchasing the nismo titanium one.

 

What year is your car? What tranny? IIRC, the 4AT shift ***** are pretty tough, but nothing more than some elbow grease will get them out. Some people wrap a towel or rag around it and use some pliers or channel grips. Not sure about the 5MTs, but the 6MTs come off really easily.

 

If it's the 5.5 gen AT it just spins off. Most MT ones will just spin off too.

 

can you use the nismo titanium shift **** on a 4AT application?

 

I have an 01 5spd.

 

I tried to spin it off and it's not budging.

 

grab a shop cloth or towel, wrap it around it and use big channel lock pliers to twist it off if it is seized. Most likely this removal will chew old one apart. if it rips rip it of completely and underneath the rubber there is the nut that threads onto the lever. then it's easier to come off.

 

This thing ain't budging.....

 

try spraying some penetrating lubricant like wd-40...twist harder.

 

lol what, do you try to take it off then run back inside to post?

 

than brake the rubber and the nut underneath will come with a wrench or vise grips...
if still tight you heat it up a little.

 

comeon girly man...use some elbow grease. It twists off.

 

- Go to the stealership
- Drive to one of the bays right before they close
- Ask guy to remove **** for you for 20 bucks
- Slip him money when done
- Take skirt off
- YOU screw new **** on
- Drive home
- ???Profit???

 

cut it off..lol i use a razor blade on mine and cut the outter boot then it sliped right off with a lil wd-40

 

if u dont plan on using that old shift **** again..just take the channel locks straight to it, lock it on and lefty lucy until it breaks loose and unscrew it. the oem shift **** is glued on, so i had to do the same when i replaced my oem one with the A.E. shift **** i have

 

Taking mine's off reminded me of how I used to get sore palms after trying to remove my too tight oil filter. Grip and twist till you pass out or use the right wrench.

 

yeah, you will have to use some kind of channel locks or something. It took quite a bit of effort, but it'll come off. oh, and your old shift **** will still be usable, it'll just be scratched up a lot.