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Re: How do I get the gearshift knob off?
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Posted by FredH (more from FredH) on Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:56:28 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: How do I get the gearshift knob off?, Jeff M., Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:19:24
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I do NOT recommend you pull on the knob with (too much) force; you may damage the shift linkage. I recently replaced the gearshift knob on my 1998 9000 CSE (standard tranny). The leather was coming off, so I bought a new leather knob, and unbeknownst to me, the instructions were in the box. I did not see them until after I ripped the old knob apart with vise grips. (Unfortunately, I did not keep the instructions after I finished.)

I do remember this: The Saab instructions state that after you pop off the shift pattern from the top of the knob, you use screwdrivers to push three release tabs from the outer leather/plastic ball, which comes off the inner white plastic unit that is glued onto the splined steel shaft. Then, believe it or not, Saab instructs you to use a hacksaw to cut down to the top of that shaft, and pull the inner plastic part off.

In my ignorance, I simply peeled the entire shift knob apart using vice grips. When there was nothing left but part of the inner piece that remained firmly glued to the shaft, I used a great deal of force to pull it off, and almost broke the shift linkage. I snapped plastic pieces of the linkage apart, and the collar to prevent shifting into reverse slid off. I almost lost a tiny spring that keeps it all together. My local independent Saab mechanics were unable to help over the telephone, and they advised that these pieces were not sold separately. I eventually figured it out, reinstalled the collar and spring and it worked. I pressed the new knob on without glue, and when I was throwing the box into the trash, I discovered the instructions.

Fred


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