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Shifter knob, Rock Nobs
I want to get one of these and am trying to determine if it will work or not. Here's a link to them: http://www.rocky-road.com/rocknob.html The ad says they are for screw-on knobs only. I've been told ours slide on and have a set screw that holds it in place. Is that true? And if it is, how do you take it off? The company says it should still work if it has a round post no larger than 14mm. Can anyone confirm that?
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kinda cool i guess......
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This looks even better!!
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No thanks.
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Quadratec a few bucks cheaper, didn't look at shipping costs.
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Our shift knobs are held on by a retaining screw which can be accessed by lowering the shift boot.
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I just like to be different from others, and this is a little peice of difference. The timpanagos one, specifically. It will even match the interior.
Thanks, Slate. How do you lower the shift boot? |
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Please don't
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petrified turd?
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Come on now.
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correction: petrified turd-like |
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really, don't people will laugh behind your back and tell stories.
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So what's the reason behind all the hate? Is the guy that makes them someone you all know and can't stand? There has to be something because this seems like a neat idea.
And if we can move beyond the bashing, how do I get the shifter knob off/boot down? |
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c'mon don't do it, a rock looks out of place in hi tech hummer:giggling:
Did I say hi tech?:twak: Besides Rocky road takes forever to ship. Ordered shackles for my H3 from them. They are actually jeep chackles but they fit. |
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why would you even write something like that, do you know this guy? |
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Thank you marin8703. Nice to see one person coming to my defense... appropriately a Marine (I'm assuming you are one). BTW, I don't know anyone on this site.
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" I was visiting the painted desert and the petrified forest, I know what the signs say but I could resist I had to take this petrified "turd like" dinosaur dropping. Had a local Indian carve the image on it and decided to make a gear shift out of it." No one in Upstate NY would know the difference I assume the one in Quadratec is the same manufacture??? |
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No offense H3less. A couple have liked the idea, but only one has said anything close to 'ease up'.
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I'm not joking, I'm getting one. I think it's a neat idea and I can't stand the stock knob. The stupid insert in the handle moves and is driving me crazy. And I still am looking for info on getting the stock one off. :)
Ease up on me for wanting one. Someone can post their opinion once if you don't like it, but to come back more than once to continue that point of view is only making me feel bad for wanting one, and maybe others who are not posting. |
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I thought it was cool, like a subliminal statement about the 3... :clapping:
Of course, it could be argued that it would be more appropriate on a Chevy....:rolleyes: |
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The Helm manual states that you have to remove the entire center console trim plate to access the shift lever retaining screw. It says to never pull on the shift boot, because it may damage the shift boot retainers. The weird thing is that this procedure is to remove the entire shift lever, not the shifter knob itself. :confused: I haven't found where it shows the removal of just the shifter knob. :( |
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I think everyone on this forum should buy this shifter knob:
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You will void your warrenty!
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I like the yellow smiley one the most.
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I agree, then it would be one of a kind. |
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I don't care for the rock knob, but to each his own.
I don't know how to remove the knob, but I took a look at it just now. The top of the knob is a chrome piece (with the shift diagram) surrounded by shiny black trim. You can pry this off with your fingernails by pulling gently up under the trim. Comes off real easy. Underneath is a metal piece in the center of the knob, about the size of a nickel. It's crossed by a shallow groove. I don't know if the groove is for a screwdriver (seems too shallow for that) but maybe that's how you remove the knob. Btw, you can tighten the insert by bending the attachment pegs slightly out. Be careful ... they're not very strong. |
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Usually a small allen key is used with a manual shift knob.
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Thanks for looking into it Slate, I appreciate it. I'll go check your thread, H3less. And thanks to the others posting info about how to get the knob off. I'll go yank that chrome thing off and see what's under it.
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I can't get my fingernail under it. Mine seems to be on there pretty snug. Gonna see what I have in my toolbox that is thin enough to fit in there. I'll let you know.
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Just to be sure I was clear, ease the tool (or fingernails) under the black trim and the body of the shifter, not between the chrome center and black trim. |
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no problem. i was a marine but unfortunately after training i transfered to another government organization and have not been on the field as a marine. My first name is also Marin. a person doesnt really need to have special values to notice unnecessary comments, just common sense. I dont really know anyone on here for real either, but over the past year or so i guess i have made some online buddies.:) |
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Bunch of blingy mofos... I've thought they were pretty cool looking and DIFFERENT since I first saw 'em, but they won't work to well in an auto truck..
FWIW, I'd stay away from the Moab Rock.. I've heard the rocks around there are kinda radioactive.. FWIW... If you've got your own rock, you should be able to get a masonary bit in a drill press and SLOWLY drill it out and epoxy in a metal sleeve to go on the shifter.. Would be a bit cheaper, but it'd chew up a whole lotta time.. |
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Ah. I didn't understand. Luckily, I haven't had a chance to get back to it. Later today I will. Thanks Marin! :beerchug: |
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I got out to look at it in more detail. The boot is pressed into the center console. Pull up on the back of the trim piece that surronds the bottom of the boot and the rear slots pop out. Then pull the whole boot to the rear and the front slots pop out. Then lift the whole boot up and over the shift knob. There is a rubber o-ring that holds the boot into a slot and secures it just below the shifter knob. Pry the o-ring out and the boot comes loose and you can slide the boot down the shifter shaft. From this point though, I see no way to get the shifter knob off. There is no noticeable allen key or anything holding it onto the shaft. If I pop the top trim piece like Wisha says, there is a metal piece there with a slot in it, but it is very shallow. I don't believe this is meant to put a screwdriver in. It looks like the shifter handle is just pressed down onto the shaft. I tried twisting and pulling on it but it's not budging. Any suggestions?
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