gear knob

[gozziee]

how the fook do you get them off????

i have got a new one to put on and i can't get the old one off. I have pulled it twisted it smacked and lumped it with a hammer (coz i got angry) and the bloody thing still won't come anyone

[Dan_Williams]

do you mean the actuall nob or the plastic bit undrneath beacuase that is the hard bit

[Dancliovalver]

they just twist off dont they?

[Scott-16v!]

i got a £19 knob from renault for my valver because the numbers had worn off, ended up just swapping the top plastic inserts over as the original knob wouldn't budge. i tried mole grips, plairs, heating it up, twisting it, pulling it, everything and it wouldn't move, plus the knob itself was still in great condition so i took the easy way out :D

[Jamie.]

just pull/twist off on mine

[gozziee]

the numbers on mine have come off hense the reason i am changing it but i thought coz i had a new one might as well change the whole thing rather than just the top bit... If i can't get it off are the top bits with the numbers on easy to change??

[Scott-16v!]

yes, thats what i did^ just carefully lever a small flat end screwdriver under it and it pops off

[freebone16v]

don't know if its relavent to the valvers etc but when i changed the knob on my rt the only way to get it off was to saw it.....took ages

my numbers are also gone sadly

[Justin..]

lol my knob is well loose. it spins around and if i shift to quick it flies off

[Scott-16v!]

lol, get some glue on it

Heres a comparison of swapping the inserts over, the old one on the left, and the renualt replacement on the right