Originally Posted by -md- HHR

Ok guys, is there an easy way to get this manual knob off? I really want to put my 8-Ball on.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by dan-d

Turn the top of the boot and slide it down out of the way, there are four white fingers on the shift knob that are exposed once you slide the boot down (I'm talking MTX since I don't know how thw ATX is designed). These four fingers have a raised part at the bottom that grips into a groove cut into the shifter shaft. Once you pry these away the knob simply lifts off of the shaft. If you want to replace the knob your best bet is to thread the shaft using a 12mmx1.25 die, you can also cut some of the shaft down first to make it a short shifter. Once you've threaded the shaft you can install a miriad of aftermarket knobs, many manufactures use this thread as their standard thread size therefore you can use any knob made for them. An example would be the knobs for the Ford Focus. They use the same thread pitch. Some of the knobs you find will be opened up at the bottom for a reverse lock out, if that's the case just use the knob without it.

BTW: You will see that after you remove the stock knob the shifter shaft has a flat area, this is to align the stock knob. Don't worry about this flat area, you can still thread the shaft and install an after market knob.

Originally Posted by BlackHHR

Cool. Bet you can't wait to get that in your HHR and do some shifting