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    Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    Im thinking of getting the richbrook gear knob and handbreak lever, but how do you get them both off without doing any damage?
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    Re: Help...

    you mean how do you take your old knob and handle off.
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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    yea... I think you know my brother Novashed

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    sausages

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    Quote Originally Posted by webwoop View Post
    yea... I think you know my brother Novashed
    lol..i do, and im sure we have met.. you should be able to just twist/pull the old ones off mate.
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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    Twist hard on the gearknob. Handlbrake is a bit harder - but it does come off in the same method.
    One dog goes one way and the other goes the other.
    And this guy's saying, "Whaddya want from me?"

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    I tried to pull it off but i didnt wanna like break it or the linkage? maybe my bro could help me or something, im the younger bro but i think I have met you before?

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    The plastic is just resistance fit over the metal shaft. You won't break it.
    One dog goes one way and the other goes the other.
    And this guy's saying, "Whaddya want from me?"

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    Ok, well I wanna get hold of the richmond one, so ok lets say I manage to get them off, are the new ones easy to get on?

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    Yeah, they just slip on and then you tighten a grub screw with an allen key.
    One dog goes one way and the other goes the other.
    And this guy's saying, "Whaddya want from me?"

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbreak lever removal

    Quote Originally Posted by webwoop View Post
    Ok, well I wanna get hold of the richmond one, so ok lets say I manage to get them off, are the new ones easy to get on?
    Went to see your borthertoday at the unit, he is getting on well.

    As for the new Richmond stuff, very easy to put on, should be held in place by some small screws most probaly allen ones.
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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    bless him. x

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    Quote Originally Posted by novashed View Post
    bless him. x
    lol bugger off... need to learn this stuff!

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    Quote Originally Posted by webwoop View Post
    lol bugger off... need to learn this stuff!
    your never learn from your brother...lmaolmaolmao
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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    git. x

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    Soak the gear knob in hot water to soften it up and it will pull off (oo-er) a treat.
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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    Soak the gear knob in hot water to soften it up and it will pull off (oo-er) a treat.
    is that quoted from the Haynes Manual?! it does work a treat though

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    Re: Help...gear knob and handbrake lever removal

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post


    This is the bit that most people don't know about. Wang the end in some seriously hot water for a few minutes while you have some breakfast and tease the cat. By the time you've finished, the knob will be about ready to come off.

    A quick twist to release it, and it'll slip right off.
    lmao I did a quick guide on it a couple of years ago. I felt like I'd discovered some sort of secret!
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