I can not get it to budge when I try to loosen it with a wrench..

 

It looks like the threads are destroyed.... are you sure the top part isn't actually part of the shifter shaft?

You might have to cut the lower piece off.

 

It looks like you will need to learn to love it.

 

Did u try unscrewing from the collar coz it looks like everything is mangled but tue collar. The flat surfacr on the collar is where u put a wrench on :\

 

Yes the part left on there is part of the original **** it cracked and broke off. Isnt this piece attached with threads ???

 

It appears the shift **** when it broke off exposed the top part of the shifter shaft but I could be wrong...

You could try a pipe wrench on the collar...

 

Yes, the original **** unscrews, then you tighten that lower nut up to it to lock it in position.

Take some vice grips to whats left of the shifter ***** inner sleeve, see if you can get it to loosen. You might want to turn the lock nut away from it just a tad.

Lefty loosey... righty tighty.

 

Ya twisted it as hard as I could with a set of channel locks and it would not move at all. Veeeery frustrating

 

Did u try loosening it on the collar/base? It probaby has locktite on it.

 

hey you guys want to see my new shift ****

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snapped right off.. how hard is this to replace I know notnhing about whats under the shift boot...

 

get apool table ball drill big hole in it and liquid nails

 

i already have the ball but no drill to make a hole like that..

 

buy one ...lol... any kind of weld shop cabinet shop any place like these would most likely drill ahole for ya

 

Pull the boot off, you'll see a silver "cup".. you press this down and turn to unlock the shifter from it's rest. Keep it in neutral doing this.

Get another shifter and reinstall. I'm not sure if a Peugot shifter is identical to the AX-15's.. which is what you have in your 96.

 

are all xj shifters the same or do thay vary over the years?? would one from a 97 fit?