Can't get the damn knob off!!

[Jim Oaks]

Is there a trick to getting the shift knob off the 5-speed shifter on a Bronco II??

I know from looking at the replacement shifter that it screws on, but this damn thing does not want to unscrew.

 

[Jim Oaks]

Never mind. Looked under the knob and can see splines. Put the box end of a ranch over the shift lever up against the knob, struck it with a mallet and it popped off.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Youll pry have to use some glue to get it to stay back on

 

[Jim Oaks]

Damn it. The old knob won't go on the new shifter. Took the shifter to the hardware store and it's a 1/2" - 13 course thread. All the knobs I find online are metric.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Nothin holds like a good cross thread

 

[pjtoledo]

Damn it. The old knob won't go on the new shifter. Took the shifter to the hardware store and it's a 1/2" - 13 course thread. All the knobs I find online are metric.

no problem, converts to metric 12.7mm x 1.9538 thread pitch

 

[Jim Oaks]

no problem, converts to metric 12.7mm x 1.9538 thread pitch

Thanks.

I found charts that say it converts to M12 x 1.75 and M14 x 2.00. No idea why different places give different info. I ordered a M12 x 1.75 knob for a 1979-2004 Mustang. Hopefully it works.

 

[Elutheros]

I end up using epoxy on all those shifter knobs.

 

[Roert42]

I’ve just threaded knobs on right over the plastic splines from the pressed on shifter.