how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed?

Capricorn1 · 01-05-2006, 05:17 PM

i tryed to twist it off and pull it off but i dont want to use to much force if this is the wrong way to do it,thanx for your help

madpogue · 01-06-2006, 12:06 AM

Unless they changed it with gen-3 ('00-'02), you just pull. Hard. Some say you gotta get in the back seat. Depending on which direction you pull, and whether you intend to have children, you might want to wear a cup.

JarredW · 01-06-2006, 12:39 AM

yeah get in the back set and put each of your feet in either side of the console. pull it down so it goes in 4th. then pull up to pop it off

S3aturnR · 01-06-2006, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madpogue

Depending on which direction you pull, and whether you intend to have children, you might want to wear a cup.

...and/or a helmet!

s3aturnr

BarnOwl · 01-06-2006, 07:55 AM

There's a How-To for this. See it here.

alfieferenzo84 · 01-06-2006, 08:39 AM

After you pull the thing off will it go back on right and stay on like before?

I want to cut it down to make it a little short of a throw! But i dont have a new knob so i wanted to put the oem back on for now but i dotn want to do it if i cant use my oem after cutting about 2 inches off Thanks,AL

I am not trying to highjack just thought this would be good to know for you and everyone else!

Capricorn1 · 01-07-2006, 10:06 PM

thanx everyone for your help it came off no problem!

now im looking to cut the shift stem down a bit

Rasardehn · 03-18-2012, 04:50 PM

Pulled it off with one hand....don't see what the big deal about it is. Of course, my ideas of easy, hard, and excessive force got muddled up a bit from 6 years being a nuke mechanic on subs. Now the downside to just ripping it off, I only now realized that I need a hacksaw or a dremel to chop the shift rod short enough to fit.

01-05-2006, 05:17 PM	#1
Capricorn1 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NewEngland Posts: 8 Capricorn1's Photos 2002 SL2 1993 SW2	how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? i tryed to twist it off and pull it off but i dont want to use to much force if this is the wrong way to do it,thanx for your help

01-06-2006, 12:06 AM	#2
madpogue Super Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI USA Posts: 25,714 madpogue's Photos 1996 SW2	Re: how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? Unless they changed it with gen-3 ('00-'02), you just pull. Hard. Some say you gotta get in the back seat. Depending on which direction you pull, and whether you intend to have children, you might want to wear a cup.

01-06-2006, 12:39 AM	#3
JarredW Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Great Mills, MD Posts: 369 JarredW's Photos 2007 ION-2 Quad Coupe	Re: how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? yeah get in the back set and put each of your feet in either side of the console. pull it down so it goes in 4th. then pull up to pop it off

01-06-2006, 07:55 AM	#5
BarnOwl Super Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 10,031 BarnOwl's Photos 2000 SW2 1998 SL2	Re: how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? There's a How-To for this. See it here. ... There is nothing more frightening than ignorance in action.

01-06-2006, 08:39 AM	#6
alfieferenzo84 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 287 alfieferenzo84's Photos 1998 SL2 2004 ION-1 Sedan	Re: how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? After you pull the thing off will it go back on right and stay on like before? I want to cut it down to make it a little short of a throw! But i dont have a new knob so i wanted to put the oem back on for now but i dotn want to do it if i cant use my oem after cutting about 2 inches off Thanks,AL I am not trying to highjack just thought this would be good to know for you and everyone else!

01-07-2006, 10:06 PM	#7
Capricorn1 New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NewEngland Posts: 8 Capricorn1's Photos 2002 SL2 1993 SW2	Re: how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? thanx everyone for your help it came off no problem! now im looking to cut the shift stem down a bit

03-18-2012, 04:50 PM	#8
Rasardehn New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1	Re: how do i replace the shift knob on a 2002 sl2 manual 5 speed? Pulled it off with one hand....don't see what the big deal about it is. Of course, my ideas of easy, hard, and excessive force got muddled up a bit from 6 years being a nuke mechanic on subs. Now the downside to just ripping it off, I only now realized that I need a hacksaw or a dremel to chop the shift rod short enough to fit.

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