Stock husrt won't come off

**stangkillan101** · 04-26-2007, 10:29 AM

I just recently bought a 2002 ws-6 trans am and i bought a aftermarket hurst shift knob and the stock hurst shifter won't come off what do i have to do to get it off????

**BIG D's SS** · 04-26-2007, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by stangkillan101

I just recently bought a 2002 ws-6 trans am and i bought a aftermarket hurst shift knob and the stock hurst shifter won't come off what do i have to do to get it off????

Twist like a Mofo. I got mine off with not much effort.

**stangkillan101** · 04-27-2007, 10:17 AM

I tried that but the shift rod and everything moves with it i have even got pliers to hold the shift rod and the ball still won't come off tho

**secondgearscratch** · 04-29-2007, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by stangkillan101

I tried that but the shift rod and everything moves with it i have even got pliers to hold the shift rod and the ball still won't come off tho

put it in gear then. we are talking about the shift KNOB right? not the shifter.

**stangkillan101** · 04-30-2007, 10:03 AM

i have put it in gear and everything and it still want come off when i twist the shift knob the shift rod moves with it.

**secondgearscratch** · 04-30-2007, 10:10 AM

twist it as much as possible, then pull up on it rather hard.

**JonB** · 05-03-2007, 05:10 PM

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but is't the shifter reverse thread pattern. Its been awhile since I took my knob off but it seems like I had to turn it the opposite way of what I thought I had to.

**KM02SS** · 05-09-2007, 06:19 AM

I replaced mine w/a Hurst pistol grip, the stock Hurst knob was very difficult to remove but it did come off after I put on some gloves and twisted really hard on it. If it won't come off with your hands you might wrap a cloth around the knob and try some channel locks while someone holds onto the stick with a padded pair of pliers or something. Obviously you don't want to trash the stock knob or stick so be careful. Another option is to remove the leather boot and take the stick off, which is very easy, and try to take the knob off out of the car.