How To: Easiest Way To Remove The Gear Knob Properly

AustinUK · 24-04-2008, 08:12 PM

Ok now i read around as many forums as i could after i failed at trying to tug the standard gear knob off and the only info i found was keep trying or hack it off...
But theres an easier way =]

All you need is three bits of wood and two people. . .
One big square one that covers your passenger seat
Two long thin pieces, long enough to reach from the middle of the passenger seat to the middle of the driver seat.

Place the square one on the passenger seat and rest the two long ones on it from the drivers side you then use the long ones to pivot under the gear knob.
Get another person to secure the two long pieces onto the square one allowing you to pivot the other end.
Then you just lift the two pieces up with a bit of force from the drivers side and it pops off...

Such a relief after sitting in my car for 20 minutes trying to yank it off.
And this way it took me 10 seconds.

Hope this helps =]

Jamescorsa95 · 24-04-2008, 08:33 PM

ive been wanting to do this for ages but didnt wanna wreck everything, is it like this: ?

crap i know lol

**Kitson** · 24-04-2008, 09:24 PM

Lol nice paint job james

Jamescorsa95 · 24-04-2008, 09:29 PM

thanks lol

benuki · 25-04-2008, 01:33 PM

i just twisted and pulled and it eventually came off.

concentrate on twisting it a little bit to loosen it and then once it gets a bit looser just give it a hard tug

**jt999** · 26-04-2008, 04:29 PM

wont that damage the linkage?

benuki · 26-04-2008, 06:42 PM

not really... i thought that at first.

just do little twists each way, dont try and yank it one way and then the other.

cool corsa · 04-06-2008, 08:01 PM

i got a mole grip to it, worked really well.

Brad · 05-06-2008, 09:22 AM

i got my old man to just pull it lol laughed like mad when he eventually pulled it off whilst using so much force BANG smacked his head on the roof ! lol!

s4mmi3 · 14-07-2008, 10:24 PM

Has everyone elses corsa B got a lift reverse gear knob?

Junior Bear · 14-07-2008, 11:12 PM

i beleive so, not sure about the 6speed gear boxes though? but theyre not in corsas anyway

Lee · 15-07-2008, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Junior Bear

i beleive so, not sure about the 6speed gear boxes though? but theyre not in corsas anyway

They still have lift up reverse, as I have one

93 Corsa B · 15-07-2008, 11:58 AM

all vauxhalls have them was what i was told so that you dont accidentally engage reverse

J7> · 18-07-2008, 02:46 PM

Yeah the same to my knowledge i think all corsa's do as my mates corsa C does aswell. In my mums old Mazda before she got her Celica in stead of lifting you had to push the gear stick down before you could push it across.

small9918 · 06-11-2008, 03:50 PM

i just twisted and pulled like **** and poped of pretty easy ...

**Chris.** · 27-11-2009, 08:47 AM

Is it just me thats never had a problem with just twist and pull in around 3 seconds?

Ive never had any of this agro.....sounds like i must be lucky!

**Vegas** · 27-11-2009, 10:28 PM

Me neither and I have done 3

PeterVV · 28-11-2009, 11:42 AM

So, let me see if I got this right,
First drive to a diy store to buy wood, and then drive home.
Then cut wood to size , and then start the procedure?hmmmmmmmmm
I have managed to pop my knob off before now without wood!

**dragon2309** · 28-11-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterVV

I have managed to pop my knob off before now without wood!

i just couldnt leave it... it was too perfect

lmfao, epic

PeterVV · 28-11-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon2309

i just couldnt leave it... it was too perfect

lmfao, epic

I aim to please!

24-04-2008, 08:12 PM	#1
AustinUK Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 36 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How To: Easiest Way To Remove The Gear Knob Properly Ok now i read around as many forums as i could after i failed at trying to tug the standard gear knob off and the only info i found was keep trying or hack it off... But theres an easier way =] All you need is three bits of wood and two people. . . One big square one that covers your passenger seat Two long thin pieces, long enough to reach from the middle of the passenger seat to the middle of the driver seat. Place the square one on the passenger seat and rest the two long ones on it from the drivers side you then use the long ones to pivot under the gear knob. Get another person to secure the two long pieces onto the square one allowing you to pivot the other end. Then you just lift the two pieces up with a bit of force from the drivers side and it pops off... Such a relief after sitting in my car for 20 minutes trying to yank it off. And this way it took me 10 seconds. Hope this helps =]

26-04-2008, 04:29 PM	#6
jt999 Junior Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eastbourne Drives: girls wild in bed Gender: Posts: 7,707 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 44 Thanked 139 Times in 127 Posts	wont that damage the linkage? __________________ I like my women like I like my toast - Hot and consumable with butter

27-11-2009, 10:28 PM	#17
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24-04-2008, 08:33 PM	#2
Jamescorsa95 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hull Drives: Tigra 1.4 16v Gender: Posts: 764 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ive been wanting to do this for ages but didnt wanna wreck everything, is it like this: ? crap i know lol

24-04-2008, 09:24 PM	#3
Kitson SXI Monster!! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tamworth - Staffordshire Drives: Corsa SXI - 1.2 16v Gender: Posts: 3,461 iTrader: (1) Gallery: 7 Thanks: 111 Thanked 70 Times in 68 Posts	Lol nice paint job james

24-04-2008, 09:29 PM	#4
Jamescorsa95 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hull Drives: Tigra 1.4 16v Gender: Posts: 764 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks lol

25-04-2008, 01:33 PM	#5
benuki Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Preston Drives: Corsa 1.2 16V Gender: Posts: 297 iTrader: (0) Gallery: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i just twisted and pulled and it eventually came off. concentrate on twisting it a little bit to loosen it and then once it gets a bit looser just give it a hard tug

26-04-2008, 06:42 PM	#7
benuki Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Preston Drives: Corsa 1.2 16V Gender: Posts: 297 iTrader: (0) Gallery: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	not really... i thought that at first. just do little twists each way, dont try and yank it one way and then the other.

04-06-2008, 08:01 PM	#8
cool corsa Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cwmbran, Wales Drives: corsa c Gender: Posts: 356 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i got a mole grip to it, worked really well.

05-06-2008, 09:22 AM	#9
Brad Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: London Drives: Corsa B Gender: Posts: 387 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	i got my old man to just pull it lol laughed like mad when he eventually pulled it off whilst using so much force BANG smacked his head on the roof ! lol!

14-07-2008, 10:24 PM	#10
s4mmi3 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stourbridge Drives: Corsa B 1.4 SRi 16v Gender: Posts: 285 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Has everyone elses corsa B got a lift reverse gear knob?

14-07-2008, 11:12 PM	#11
Junior Bear Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shropshire Drives: 1.4 16v Sport Gender: Posts: 4,629 iTrader: (0) Gallery: 2 Thanks: 20 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	i beleive so, not sure about the 6speed gear boxes though? but theyre not in corsas anyway

15-07-2008, 11:58 AM	#13
93 Corsa B Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cannock Drives: Mk5 Fiesta Zetec S Gender: Posts: 3,207 iTrader: (1) Gallery: 2 Thanks: 20 Thanked 82 Times in 80 Posts	all vauxhalls have them was what i was told so that you dont accidentally engage reverse

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18-07-2008, 02:46 PM	#14
J7> Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South London/Dartford Drives: 1.2 vauxhall corsa vegas Gender: Posts: 795 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah the same to my knowledge i think all corsa's do as my mates corsa C does aswell. In my mums old Mazda before she got her Celica in stead of lifting you had to push the gear stick down before you could push it across.

06-11-2008, 03:50 PM	#15
small9918 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: maidstone Drives: corsa p reg 1.4 breeze Gender: Posts: 320 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 9 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	i just twisted and pulled like **** and poped of pretty easy ...

27-11-2009, 08:47 AM	#16
Chris. Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shropshire Drives: Corsa SXI+ Corsa Boomer, Omega MV6 Gender: Posts: 552 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 10 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Is it just me thats never had a problem with just twist and pull in around 3 seconds? Ive never had any of this agro.....sounds like i must be lucky!

28-11-2009, 11:42 AM	#18
PeterVV Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Wales Drives: 2000 CORSA 1.2 16V CLUB Gender: Posts: 461 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 10 Thanked 38 Times in 12 Posts	So, let me see if I got this right, First drive to a diy store to buy wood, and then drive home. Then cut wood to size , and then start the procedure?hmmmmmmmmm I have managed to pop my knob off before now without wood!