changing shift knob
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A strap wrench seems to be the preferred method.
Don't know it they would be heavy duty enough, but it gives you an idea of what they look like.
Don't know it they would be heavy duty enough, but it gives you an idea of what they look like.
You need to get a strap wrench with a rubber strap. It will grab the knob tight. You will need to turn like hell to break the seal but it will move. Try using the search feature and look for a post from iceman. It was very helpful for me. I did everything he did and it worked. I even reused the stock silver stem as iceman did with some modification.
I did a search but couldn't find a 'how to' so I'll check this out - thanks guys!
Here is the link to what Iceman did.
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/2013-shelby-gt500-413/871550-ball-question.html
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/2013-shelby-gt500-413/871550-ball-question.html
It's Hard until the last thread.
One other thing, that silver retainer is basically a sleeve over the shaft. It will come off with the knob. I wasn't sure about this when I was doing mine, but once it turned, I realized it. It is inserted into the stock knob.
Does anyone offer a leather wrapped shift knob for the 13/14 models? Not to keen on the current ones tey offer.
I got this in a set at Autozone for like $17. It took of factory shift knob with no problems nor did it mark up the shift knob. Get tool :idea:, I make my wife use it to open jars that are too tight for her lol.
The OEM knob comes off without any tools. I put on a black with red stripe Shelby knob I ordered from Shelby American to match my car colors. The only problem is that the thread on the Shelby knob and the shifter do not match -see the comments on their web page. I complained to Shelby American about that and thy sent me another set of adapters, but they were the same as the ones that came with the shift ball I ordered. I was able to mess around with it a little and finally had the ball on tight enough so it would not fly off while shifting, but it is not an ideal solution.
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Quick question - my GT500 came with a white shift knob with the shift pattern and black skunk stripes. I have seen pix of other guys cars without the stripes - was this a midyear OEM change? I particularly noticed it on a few YouTube videos made by dealers advertising their new delivery. Most were dated back in the spring summer....anyone else notice?
My car was one of the early 2013s, and I had an all white knob.
The stripes come on non svtpp cars
You must be freaking Hercules. I am pretty strong and that damn thing was NOT coming off by hand. I had to get a strap wrench to get it off.
I literally ripped the skin off the palm of my hand trying to get it off by hand. Your car just had a step skipped or hae already been off for some reason.
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