Shifter T-Handle Removal

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09-27-2016, 08:40 AM

hmcjp99

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Shifter T-Handle Removal

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; }Before removing the center console in a 1998 Jeep Cherokee XJ. Does anyone out there know how to remove the auto transmission shifter T-Handle??? "Please advise"

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09-27-2016, 09:00 AM

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Smack it with a rubber mallet. Straight up. Hard. That's it.

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09-27-2016, 09:05 AM

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pull on it. be ready to mash your hand/arm/elbow into something.

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09-27-2016, 09:27 AM

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Put it all the way into 1-2 on the selector. Head to the back seat, push the button, and pull hard

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09-27-2016, 03:18 PM

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PULL!!!!!!

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09-27-2016, 05:11 PM

hmcjp99

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Smack it Ha???

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Smack it with a rubber mallet. Straight up. Hard. That's it.

Hay I appreciate input, I'll just have to try it... Too many of you are saying the same...

Thanks Again!!!

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09-27-2016, 05:13 PM

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pull on it. be ready to mash your hand/arm/elbow into something.

Thanks a bunch!!!

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09-27-2016, 05:15 PM

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Hay I appreciate input, I'll just have to try it... Too many of you are saying the same... Thanks Again!!!

First time I did it I punched myself in the face so be careful lol.

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09-27-2016, 05:47 PM

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pull on it. be ready to mash your hand/arm/elbow into something.

I went to my Jeep Cherokee XJ, put the shifter to the bottom gear, PUSHED the BUTTON, then PULLED!!! OFF THE T-HANDLE CAME!!!! I BROKE NO KNUCKLES...

THANKS TO ALL THAT HELPED!!! VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT...

You're a GR8 Group!!!

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09-27-2016, 07:58 PM

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Yeah, just remember that you said that the next time you ask an innocent question and you start a mini war right here on the forum.

Try it. One that usually works is "Thinking about the Iron Rock Critical Path Longarm...what do you guys think?"

Then sit back and watch things fly!