vgavaldo Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Hey I was just trying to do an easy upgrade, and it has turned into a pain in the neck. To take off the momo/subaru shift knob you just take the leather off the bottom of the knob and unscrew right? Well I unscrewed it, now it keeps turning, but doesn't come off. It won't screw in either. I can move it up and down a little. HELP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedraz Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Pull it up, chances are it is just free spinning on the shaft, and the boot is holding it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Lefty-loosey, righty-tighty? [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgavaldo Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yeah I took the boot off. I've tried pulling it pretty hard, but it's not moving at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digi Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Well that just makes your thread title all the more pertinent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 ^lol on a serious note. i just bought a cobb sts from a member here and his momo knob got stuck on that shifter too... i havnt received it to try and free it but he says it also just sits there and free spins without coming off or tighening... im thinking it cross threaded but who knows... i might throw it in a vise and see if my skinny self can get that bad boy off lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgavaldo Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 tjbev21 that is exactly what happened. Give it a try and let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 will do it should be here by the weekend but who knows with the holidays around the corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmachine Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Momo/Subaru knob. http://www.scoobymods.com/momo_oem_subaru_shift-t3731.html?amp; Momo universal knob. http://www.scoobymods.com/momo_shift_knob_impreza-t202.html?t=202 Double check which knob you have. Maybe the install links can give you some insight on why your knob is stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPLGT Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 In for solution. Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas569 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 sounds stripped, try turning left while pulling up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 couldnt get it off for the life of me...its on there for good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmachine Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Come on it's a shift knob not a lower ball joint! You sound like you've given up already. See if you can get something like a pickle fork,slide it under the knob and give it a few taps. Don't go crazy with the wacking. If your knob is really that stuck you might wack the shifter out of it's socket. Cover the console with a few towels so you don't go messing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 i dont need it off tho... look at my thread in interior/audio it intalled fine looks great and dosnt budge... unless your talking to the OP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 The threads inside the momo knob are soft plastic. When you get the knob new there are no threads and you actually have to screw the bugger on to create them. If you yank and twist you'll get it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I love the title of this thread. Sh!t knob... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmachine Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 i dont need it off tho... look at my thread in interior/audio it intalled fine looks great and dosnt budge... unless your talking to the OP? Yes i meant the OP, sorry. But you also said "couldnt get it off for the life of me...its on there for good". Guess in my head i started combining the both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Lol no I tried for all of 5 minutes and just said blah I don't need it off anyways lol I'm sure with some more time at it, I could of got it free'd forsure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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