shift knob 2001 cavy removal

whats goin on jus totalled my 96 cavy the other week so now i have an 01 cavy need some help removing the maunal shift knob on it.
Thanks

I had the same probelm for a while. All you have to do is pull straight up on the damn thing. There is a spring under it that you may want to remove if changing the shift knob. There will be some blue dust stuff under the knob also. I had to ask someone, so don't feel bad. Just pull straight up hard and don't bust yourself in the face. :naughty: :rofl:

hey thanks alot

yeah its not coming off i've been tryin to pull it off an its not comin..... i've tried pullin on the knob itself and pullin on the spring loaded thing that lets u put it in reverse..... how hard was it to come off????? any suggestions

You dont just pull on it!!!!!! There is a C clip in the front of the shifter, take a flat head screwdriver and pull out the c-clip the shifter will slide off.

Some of the advice on here... Geez, makes me want to choke someone

The spring loaded thing that puts you in reverse has nothing to do with getting the knob off. Try twisting it around like if it were to twist off. This might loosen it up a little. But, all I had to do on mine was to pull it straight up and off. You have to pull kinda hard, but that should do it. The knob itself just sits on top of the spring loaded piece. I took the spring loaded piece out once I got my knob off and it works fine going directly into reverse without pulling up on anything. Hope you can get it off :evillol: :sunglasse

Are you threatning me "stylez24"? :loser: That is exactly how I got mknob off on my 2001 z24. I didn't have any c-clip to remove. Thank you :nono:

and besides, looking at the picture with your thread, if that's your car, you have the 95-99 version. The 00-02 version of the car is a little different, so I could just possible be right

Stylez24, is that your car in the picture with your reply?

aight i'll give it a try.... an STYLEZ24 yeah i had a 96 cavalier an it had a c clip but this is a 2001 an doesn't have one

If you still can't get it off, you might try going to an Autozone or maybe a chevy dealership and asking them to help you real quick. I was going to try that before someone told me how to get it off.
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Hey finally got the piece of shit off... thanks alot

cdubel01- Yes thats my car... and sorry dude.. the 2000+ have a different knob.. sorry, I was frustrated at a few other posts... and no.. it was'nt a threat lol..

That's cool,stylez24. I was hoping that I wasn't crazy and just didn't see a c-clip or anything. And congratulations to jmarkle24 for finally getting that piece of shit off. It pulled straight up didn't it? Just checking, cause if it didn't, I guess I broke mine or something. :iceslolan

yeah i jus had to pull straight up on it thanx alot man

cdubel01 do u have a aftermarket head unit in u're cavy???

do you mean like a stereo head unit or in regards to the engine?

stereo head unit but i got mine in tonite so its all kool now

I have a 03 how the hell do u get the stupid shift knob off?

ohh boy here we go again... :biggrin: umm either pull up on it, twist off, or pull a C clip.

hey guys, do u just pull it up on an automatic as well??????