1968 Stick Shift Question

[Chopper1]

Does the shifter ball come off of the chrome piece? If so, how..?

Thanks

 

[72runner]

Believe its just glued on. Turn it upside down in a vice with a rag and spray a lil brake cleaner from the straw as close as you can to get in there to loosen the glue!thats how i replaced one with a chunk missin!

 

[Chopper1]

Wow. ..ok, thanks

 

[PCHiggin]

Hope it works for you.I tried that with no luck but mine wasn't missing a chunk. I called Pete from Hyper-Formance,he told me to wrap it with a rag, rest it on concrete or something hard and blast it with a hammer,worked like a charm lol. Good luck

 

[1966fastbacks]

I slowly heated the shaft with a torch. used a hammer and the knob popped off. Didn't hurt the chrome or the knob.

 

[Darthvader]

I used a dremel

 

[PCHiggin]

I used a dremel

Probably the best idea

 

[Chopper1]

Can you be more specific on use of dremel?

Thanks for all the ideas

 

[PCHiggin]

Grind out a groove or piece of the plastic ball,it should come off easily. Why are you replacing it?

 

[Chopper1]

That's the problem I guess. I want to redo the silver "5" on the ball. I thought it would be easier to take it off. I don't want to ruin the ball.....