Hey! Could anybody out there tell me how to remove the stock shifter ****? I've tried twisting / unscrewing... won't budge. Tried taking off the shift pattern insert hoping to find a nut to remove, all I found is an odd-looking plastic piece.

Suggestions (short of blow-torch or plasma cutter!)

Thanks!

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-JonC-
*2000 4x2 F150 Supercab
*4.6L V8
*BFG 285/75/16 AT KO's
*16 x 8 PCW 5-spokes
*K&N GenII FIPK
*Custom Cat-back w/ Flowmaster 50 Series
*Fabtech 3.5" Performance lift
*Extang Black Max soft tonneau
*tint/vent visors/air deflector
(no, I did NOT get stuck in
the accessory dept. at K-Mart!)

 

The **** is not screwed on, it is pressed on.
There are splines on the shaft. Replacing it with an aftermarket **** would take a bit of creativity.

 

i replaced mine with a billit **** just grab it tight and twist very hard and pull up it will come off.

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I did the same as the previous poster on my 98.I found than vice grips,twisting and lifting up will work.It did take alot more effort than I thought it would.

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Thanks, guys... I managed to get it off using a tip I got on another thread on this board. I slipped a crescent wrench underneath it and smacked straight up on the wrench with a hammer. The **** popped right off. Bad news is that shaft is too darned fat (5/8" if I recall) to fit any aftermarket shift ***** I can find with out modifications to either the shaft or the ****. Sure won't fit the 8-bal I had picked out... Ooops!

Any suggestions? BTW, the factory **** went right back on and still fits very snugly.

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-JonC-
*2000 4x2 F150 Supercab
*4.6L V8
*BFG 285/75/16 AT KO's
*16 x 8 PCW 5-spokes
*K&N GenII FIPK
*Custom Cat-back w/ Flowmaster 50 Series
*Fabtech 3.5" Performance lift
*Extang Black Max soft tonneau
*tint/vent visors/air deflector
(no, I did NOT get stuck in
the accessory dept. at K-Mart!)




[This message has been edited by JonC (edited 10-03-2000).]

 

really? thats strange.On my 98, I just picked out a cool one and bought it.Didn't even think about diameter.Guess I just got lucky that it fit.

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2000 f150 4x4 sport,black, 3.55 5spd ,4.2 liters of fury ------mods----pioneer cd,alpine sub,cadence ultradrive amps,alpine mids&tweets,Delta tool box,class III reciever hitch,herculiner bed liner,taz floor mats,profile bug guard,custom painted tail light covers,headlight covers,cranked torsion bars,pirelli scorpion at(265/75 16), modified air box(crash1 style),JET air filter


www.lightningcrashz@hotmail.com