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Remove the centre console - 8 x cross
head screws, pull up and back to remove after the 2 cables have been
unclipped and the gear stick surround unclipped from the console |
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Unscrew the gear knob from the stick and remove this and the leather surround |
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Remove the 4 small screws attaching the metal cover onto the gear shift assembly, and the 4 x 10mm head bolts securing the
gear stick. Take careful note of the gear stick return spring position |

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Clamp the shaft in a vice and hammer a punch down to drive off the large black metal "pipe". This was
fairly well stuck onto the shaft and required several good blows to shift it |
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Once this is off, clean up the shortened shaft and bushes...
The black plastic item on the end of the gearstick was included in the
replacement gearstick nob kit |
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...and make sure your new shiny gear knob fits okay. You can see here that the shortened gear stick is approx
2" shorter than the original unit. In the picture the original "extension" piece is placed where it used to be located on the gear stick.
Without the "extension" the shift is approx 2" shorter, (much better) |
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Assembly is a reversal of removal, just make sure the gear stick return/centralisation spring is assembled correctly...and
all the bushes are thoroughly greased |
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The finished article, a noticeably shorter gear stick |