new gear knob

[patty]

hi all,
the wife wants a leather gear knob,as she finds the alloy one really cold in the mornings.
can you get leather ones to fit??and does the alloy one even come off??

cheers in advance
pat.

[Tynesider]

Hi, My wife wants to change her gear knob but I couldn't get it off, I read on the internet" You need to twist it about 45 degrees to the left, you should hear it click, then just tug on it, takes effort but should eventually come off".

I'm going to try Halfords to see if they will do it for me.

Tynesider

[patty]

tried to take mine off today,
didnt move an inch..........

oh well ,any other ideas????



pat.

[Jabba]

TIP

Mechanic got mine off by warming it up with a hairdryer?, took a bit of leaverage to get it off in the end though. just took a bit of perserverence and a lot of muscle.

[Biker]

Why go to all that bother Just cover it with Leather or Fur,
anything to stop it feeling like a block of ice Then uncover it again in the
summer for that nice cool feeling again Simples

[Ollie]

I replaced mine with a sporty blue and black leather one as the chrome one had some dents which left sharp debris -

Anyhow, was really easy to come off, its rubbish the turn to 45 degrees and hear a click, its just glued on, theres no catches etc within the knob. Just pull it off. The hairdryer sounds a good idea, as I say its just glued on so this will soften the glue and should make it easier for the weaklings

Come on guys stop being sissy's and get yanking that knob