Help! 2014 stock shift knob removal - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

BasedSS · 02-08-2014, 12:30 PM

They must have changed something in 14 the pull the knob off is not working. Anyone have any intel on this.....PLEASE

Grizley · 02-08-2014, 12:57 PM

If it's the same as the 2013 then there is a screw on the right side of the shifter just under the trim ring under the boot. You have to pull the boot up as far as it will go in order to see it.

S3XPanther · 02-08-2014, 03:10 PM

^Actually, you have to first rotate the chrome collar at the bottom of the knob in a counterclockwise and downward motion. That will grant you access to the screw as well as let you remove the knob from the boot/collar.

MonsterV6 · 02-08-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by S3XPanther

^Actually, you have to first rotate the chrome collar at the bottom of the knob in a counterclockwise and downward motion. That will grant you access to the screw as well as let you remove the knob from the boot/collar.

Correct, but my was so hard to do that I gave up and broke the crime ring around it, I didn't care I was installing a Hurst shifter.

BasedSS · 02-08-2014, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MonsterV6

Correct, but my was so hard to do that I gave up and broke the crime ring around it, I didn't care I was installing a Hurst shifter.

Exact same thing I did hahahahaha.

Airmaster · 02-08-2014, 08:57 PM

Like others are saying (if it's like the 2013 which I believe it is)...

You have to gently lift up the chrome collar, turn about 1/4 turn counterclockwise, pull the boot down, use a torx bit to unscrew the securing bolt, than finally lift that puppy off. While it's off do yourself a favor and put a short throw shifter in there if you aren't already!

Grizley · 02-08-2014, 09:02 PM

lol, by the time i got to that point on mine the shifter was broken and just lifted off without needing to rotate the trim ring.

Tried pulling....and pulling....and pulling per instructions...at times sounding like a squealing pig.....then heard a pop and off it came.....leaving a portion still attached to the shaft

I should have checked the forum first but being the man that I am said "I got this, how hard can it be"

Lesson learned

NotSS1LEnt · 02-10-2014, 11:56 AM

This being my 3rd 5th gen I decided that I knew what I was doing......No chrome ring for me either

v6sonoma · 02-10-2014, 12:30 PM

Sounds like if you know how to remove it that it's easier than the 2010's was to remove. I almost knocked myself out when I removed it.

chef-beavis · 02-10-2014, 02:56 PM

I actually posted a DIY on this for 2013 and up last spring... Sorry for your troubles.

kansjfr · 02-10-2014, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chef-beavis

I actually posted a DIY on this for 2013 and up last spring... Sorry for your troubles.

Yep, your post saved me from destroying the shift boot when I put my EPCO knob on my shifter. Many thanks for posting it.

chef-beavis · 02-10-2014, 08:22 PM

You're welcome. I ruined mine but didn't need it. I also yanked on mine like crazy because I had a 2010 before. The new setup is easier once you know about it!

Chris14RS · 04-10-2014, 11:56 AM

I have a 14 RS and the trans. shop had no idea how to remove the stock knob. Great shop...new cars can be a pain in the butt. I talked him through it from this forum! Great info on here!!!

Visago · 04-10-2014, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Grizley

Tried pulling....and pulling....and pulling per instructions...at times sounding like a squealing pig.....then heard a pop and off it came.....leaving a portion still attached to the shaft

LOL! Gotta be real careful when you're pullin on the shaft.

02-08-2014, 12:30 PM	#1
BasedSS Drives: 2014 SS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 254	Help! 2014 stock shift knob removal They must have changed something in 14 the pull the knob off is not working. Anyone have any intel on this.....PLEASE

02-08-2014, 03:10 PM	#3
S3XPanther by Odeon Drives: '12 SS/RS A6 IOM SOLD, '13 1LE IOM Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Good question Posts: 1,707	^Actually, you have to first rotate the chrome collar at the bottom of the knob in a counterclockwise and downward motion. That will grant you access to the screw as well as let you remove the knob from the boot/collar. __________________ "It works 60% of the time, every time." "Some say it's a waste of time, others say it's an incredible waste of time." "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." 2013 IOM SS/RS - 1LE. Born 5/6/2013 (1 of 32 1SS IOM 1LE's)

02-08-2014, 08:57 PM	#6
Airmaster Go Gators! Drives: Camaro Jeep Abarth 944 325i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: CT Posts: 844	Like others are saying (if it's like the 2013 which I believe it is)... You have to gently lift up the chrome collar, turn about 1/4 turn counterclockwise, pull the boot down, use a torx bit to unscrew the securing bolt, than finally lift that puppy off. While it's off do yourself a favor and put a short throw shifter in there if you aren't already! __________________ '13 Camaro, '97 Wrangler, '12 500 Abarth, '85.5 944, '06 325i Suspension Mods: BMR and JPSS Sways, BMR Poly Bushings, BMR strut tower brace, BMR control arms, BMR toe arms, stock springs and struts Engine Mods: All bolt ons (haha) Brake Mods: Brembo SS caliper swap front and rear

02-10-2014, 12:30 PM	#9
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	Sounds like if you know how to remove it that it's easier than the 2010's was to remove. I almost knocked myself out when I removed it. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

02-08-2014, 12:57 PM	#2
Grizley Drives: 2010 2ss rs Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Yorkville, IL Posts: 144 View My Garage	If it's the same as the 2013 then there is a screw on the right side of the shifter just under the trim ring under the boot. You have to pull the boot up as far as it will go in order to see it.

02-08-2014, 09:02 PM	#7
Grizley Drives: 2010 2ss rs Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Yorkville, IL Posts: 144 View My Garage	lol, by the time i got to that point on mine the shifter was broken and just lifted off without needing to rotate the trim ring. Tried pulling....and pulling....and pulling per instructions...at times sounding like a squealing pig.....then heard a pop and off it came.....leaving a portion still attached to the shaft I should have checked the forum first but being the man that I am said "I got this, how hard can it be" Lesson learned

02-10-2014, 11:56 AM	#8
NotSS1LEnt Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 1LE Bright Yellow Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 109 View My Garage	This being my 3rd 5th gen I decided that I knew what I was doing......No chrome ring for me either

02-10-2014, 02:56 PM	#10
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,585	I actually posted a DIY on this for 2013 and up last spring... Sorry for your troubles.

02-10-2014, 08:22 PM	#12
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,585	You're welcome. I ruined mine but didn't need it. I also yanked on mine like crazy because I had a 2010 before. The new setup is easier once you know about it!

04-10-2014, 11:56 AM	#13
Chris14RS Drives: RRM RS v6 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: United States Posts: 204	I have a 14 RS and the trans. shop had no idea how to remove the stock knob. Great shop...new cars can be a pain in the butt. I talked him through it from this forum! Great info on here!!!