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shift knob how to get it off?
just bought a cue ball to make into a shifter **** for a 1998 xj stick shift. thinking of gluing it on... any one got any better ideas? i thought about using a set screw but drilling on the "side"/off center of a round object is super hard...
just so every one knows i just got mine off!! (1998 xj) you pop the cap off (the thing with the shift pattern off). there is a nut under it use needle nose pliers to get it off. then the know unscrews very easy!!! the shaft is either 5/16 to thread or 7/16 to clear for gluing...
Last edited by OC98XJCOW; Jun 29, 2009 at 09:21 PM.
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Year: 1999
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just so every one knows i just got mine off!! (1998 xj) you pop the cap off (the thing with the shift pattern off). there is a nut under it use needle nose pliers to get it off. then the know unscrews very easy!!! the shaft is either 5/16 to thread or 7/16 to clear for gluing...
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thanks again OC!
yep i destroyed the cap on the old shift **** but i got her off! popped the cap, and used a deep socket, cant remember what size i think it was a 9/16ths.
got my new pilot illuminated shift **** on! this little guy is pretty sick! kind of bummed one of the blue leds is burned out tho.




yep i destroyed the cap on the old shift **** but i got her off! popped the cap, and used a deep socket, cant remember what size i think it was a 9/16ths.
got my new pilot illuminated shift **** on! this little guy is pretty sick! kind of bummed one of the blue leds is burned out tho.




im new to cars. i just bought my first car, a 01 cherokee, automatic. i want to put a grenade shifter **** on where the T handle is but not sure on how to do that. anyone any ideas? also will a guadratec pineapple grenade shifter **** work on an automatic shifter stick?
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From: Philadelphia
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L V6
I have a 95 and my shift **** spins. It won't come off either, it just spins. I want to stop it from spinning but I don't want to replace it.
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
Year: 1996
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so unless you PO was like me. the plastic inside the shifter breaks and I had to glue mine back together. it is now permeant on the shift handle..
if not a big box end wrench will turn it off. it is a bit tuff to do tho
edit i see you got it working.
Looks good!
if not a big box end wrench will turn it off. it is a bit tuff to do tho
edit i see you got it working.
Looks good!
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