C180 manual help I cant remove the gear knob

[PaulE230]

I have tried searching the posts but I just cant get the stupid thing off


W202 1997

 

[Sp!ke]

I assume you are talking about the gearknob.

If so, I think the knob is attached to the shaft. Lift up the gaitor from the bottom of the knob and you should see a bolt (13mm IIRC) at the base of the shaft.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Sp!ke = Our resident Knob expert

 

[PaulE230]

I have a new gator and new surrond coming tommrrow I need the thing off

 

[Will]

As Spike has said, lift up the gaitor from the edges. From memory (and I'm going back a few years here..) the gearknob part is held on with a collar that untwists which then allows you to remove the knob?

Anyway, pull the gaitor off and you should see what we mean

Good luck,

Will

 

[PaulE230]

Thank you

 

[duncanh]

Removing gear knob

I have a manual W203 c220cdi.

I don't know if your gearknob is the same, but here is the process for mine:

• Pull the gaiter out at the bottom, and pull it up
• There is a collar under the knob that you turn a quarter of a turn (clockwise looking from above if I remeber correctly)
• With the collar removed, pull the knob straight up
• DO NOT twist it as you pull it up, if you do it will never be tight again

This removed the knob and leaves the gearstick in place

You will see underneath the knob that you then need to push back a couple of clips to remove the gaiter.

Reassembly is the reverse of removal.

Good luck

 

[recycled]

i did not realize there where so so many gear knob he*d removal experts here

 

[pineer35]

Nob ????