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FincH
03-11-2006, 20:08
How the hell do you fit these properly.

I've whacked and banged it as hard as I can it's stuck like half way.

The old one came off a piece of piss but can't get this new one on properly for love nor money :evil:

Help!

Cheers.
MatBrown
03-11-2006, 20:25
Did both parts come off when you removed the old one?



Mat.
FincH
03-11-2006, 20:40
Er.

Both parts of what lol.

Basicaly the knob part lol.
MatBrown
03-11-2006, 22:18
The knob normally comes off in 2 bits, the foam bit you hold and the plastic bit that sticks on the gearstick.
You should be trying to fit your new one onto a knurled bit at the top of the gearstick.



Mat.
FincH
04-11-2006, 01:16
Ah right yer, I know what you mean.

yeh I'm trying to fit it, but the middle of the knob is flat sides and the stick has a ridge around at which I assume cuts into the knob slightly to hold it in...this is where I'm getting stuck :(
MatBrown
06-11-2006, 10:57
Ah right yer, I know what you mean.

yeh I'm trying to fit it, but the middle of the knob is flat sides and the stick has a ridge around at which I assume cuts into the knob slightly to hold it in...this is where I'm getting stuck :(

Get some pictures up.



Mat.
Enid
06-11-2006, 12:56
What Mat said, I had to prise the black plastic bit of with a screw driver.
FincH
07-11-2006, 01:06
Nothing to take pics of really lol.

Basicaly you have the plastic bit with the numbers (1,2,3,4,5 and R) which is stuck on because the knob is new.

Am I meant to remvoe that or soemthing?

Old knob fell off. This one is old as fook.

Cheers.
Chris H
07-11-2006, 11:41
yeah but finch no one is sure what your on about! As usual you make no sense.

You just push the new knob the metal gearstick shaft.

Unless the old plastic is still stuck ont he shaft.

Which is why you were asked for a picture
Laine_16v
07-11-2006, 12:48
Twist an yank old one of it should come off pretty easy.

Dob some superglue in the bottom of the new gearnob, twist it one so its fitting straight. Leave for a few hours to dry.

How hard can it be to get a gearnob off lol.
Chris H
07-11-2006, 12:56
no need for glue, the hole in the knob is smalled than the stick, its an interference fit.
Laine_16v
07-11-2006, 12:57
Ah i stuck a 2nd hand valver nob on mine to replace a chavvy crap one.

Would twist around really easily, so interference part was probably worn so i had to use glue.
FincH
07-11-2006, 17:52
Lol.

Causing some confusion here.

The old knob was removed fully, no plastic bit left. I thought you meant the plastic bit with the numbers on as this fell off.

Anyway, brute force solved it in the end. Simply whacked the hell out of it and it's sitting better.

But yer Laine, my old one used to do that, spin around lol.

Cheers guys :)
Daz.
07-11-2006, 17:56
I was gonna say how are you struggling - its the piss easiest thing to do! :wink:
FincH
07-11-2006, 17:57
I was gonna say how are you struggling - its the piss easiest thing to do! :wink:

Well yer I was trying to be gentle as knowning my luck something would break...but just smashed the hell out of it.
Daz.
07-11-2006, 18:16
mine was opposite it just spun all the time - had to practically cement the fooker on the last time I did one
Allan
07-11-2006, 18:23
have to do mine on sat, wont see the car till then :S

but the last one i did on my valver i had to hammer it on to get it to fit