ok I'm technically a newbie because I don't post too often, but I've been reading posts almost every day for the past 9 months. anyway, I've checked the sticky's and the only thing I found is that I should put a towel around the shiftboot and twist. but I don't see how that would work... wouldn't just the **** come off? I've tried putting a towel around that and twisting with a wrench, but nothing seems to work. thanks a lot for the help.

 

i took my shift **** off by hand. its really tight the first time you take it off. get a good firm grip on the **** and turn it counter clockwise and it should come right off.

 

I tried with all my might to no avail. Eventually, I just got sick of it and sawed the b!tch off. That worked out well.

 

haha alright i'll try a few more times by hand... if that doesn't work, who knows. heh thanks for the help though.

 

It's hot glued - you have to break the glue. I used a strap wrench, a paper towel and smacked the wrench with the heel of my hand.

Dave

 

Just twist ccounter-clockwise as hard as you can dont worry there is nothing to break just twist with all your might :-)

 

Yeah, there's NO WAY you're going to get that sucker off by and. That thing is glued on TIGHT! I heard a lot of people talking about a strap wrench. You might wanna try that. Although, it's a lot of fun to saw that ba$tard off after you get upset because you can't take it off by hand. REDEMPTION!

 

Shortly after bidding on an AE 5sp shift **** on Ebay, I decided to give another try at getting the original **** off. I have tried before, but figured since my car was sitting in 95 degree heat for a few hours, it might be easier. I just used a very firmgrip and twisted as hard as possible. It came off on the first try...WooHoo! Hopefully I'll get the AE **** for $30.

 

Good deal. You're lucky. The AE **** is a lot better. Looks much nicer