Hi Ron. To remove the 5 speed shift knob:
o Carefully pry the plastic cap off the knob. It may help if you heat the
knob slightly to make it a little more plyable.
o There are three metal clips (one at the front center and two at each
side, about an inch back from the front edge) that hold the vinyl boot to
the plastic console. Carefully pry the boot back and up to expose the base
of the shift lever.
o At the base of the lever is a large nut. While holding this nut with a
wrench, remove the nut inside the knob and then unscrew the knob by hand.
Following this procedure eliminates the possibility of maring the shift
level finish.
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> From: Rader <rlr@rtp-bosch.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Shift Knob....DML Ideas Worked
> Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 3:10 PM
>
> > OK, In earlier threads someone was talking about shift
> > knobs.
>
> > 98 5.2L 5spd 3.92SG
>
> How did you get the old one off? I have not been able to figure out
how
> to remove mine, and the FSM is somewhat misleading (they show a cutaway
with
> a big nut in the knob, but it looks like an earlier interior; my knob
isn't
> the same). I tried digging at the shift emblem in the top, and tried
unscrewing
> the knob directly.
>
> This is a '95, BTW. Kindly forego any nasty "knob" comments. ;)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron
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