readersx

I got a 90 civic hatch and cant figure out how to take the shifter **** off. Im not used to civics. there is no screw or anything that i can see that holds it on. Do i have to remove the center consol or anything just to take it off? I have a shifter shifter and **** i want to install.

Puritania

Unless I'm stupid, I'm assuming it's a stick shift you're looking at.

You should be able to simply unscrew the **** right off. You shouldn't have to resort to removing the console just to get the **** off. I'm pretty sure it's just a simple lefty-loosey unscrew...

But really what do I know, I'm just runnning a slushbox lol

efsedan

turn it left.

readersx

weird, ok. i tried it and it didnt wanna turn at all. Maybe its just stuck on really good or something.

Puritania

IT should be able to screw right off... someone must've really given it a good tightening... if you're not too concerned with marking it up, you could always take a monkey wrench and just keep turning lol

Not sure what else to say...

rickytangimports

sometime it is on very tight as its been on there for a while, what I do is turn it to the right a little bit and then twist it left to loosen it.

vicsir

i agree tighten it a little then start loosing it off to the left. it might be a lil stuck but will come off eventually.

si_ponz

thats what happened to mine. Now i can switch em to whatever i want whenever i want...mostly different looks between winter/summer lol

Midori

take it to the shop. LOL

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

get someone stronger to take it off.

TanKApocalypse

get automatic transmission

Gallagher

use a torch to heat it up then directly place your hand on it after you torch it to get maximum effect and strength to get it off


if you don't have access to a torch, use matches.

Tyson09

iTrader: (1)

ive tried the matches trick..its really hard to do

kingjames1983

this make me LMAO at work

use a monkey wrench... the biggest one you can find.... but be careful of your windshield!

silent but violent

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Dexst

it should just unscrew... lefty loosey righty tighty

username

Must be O2 sensor... Get it scanned...

fingolfin

get some pliers....
mine was a bitch to take off by hand as well

username

Turning counter-clockwise?
Pliers probably won't go around the ****.
Channel-locks will, also, wrap the **** with a towel that you've doubled up so that the teeth of the pliers/channel-locks don't damage the ****.
Don't forget to top up the **** fluid while you have it off...

fingolfin

you can adjust the pliers.. you don't need to keep spinning the **** with the pliers attached to it.

Pliers will easily take a shiftknob off. Channel-locks would work too