S430 Shift Knob Removal
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S430 Shift Knob Removal
Can anyone please tell me how do I get the shift knob off the shifter? I have a shifter that sometimes get stuck in Park, when I depress the brake pedal I can hear a click but I think that sometimes it does not fully release the interlock and you have to force the shifter a bit to get it unstuck, thank you in advance....
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Just a quick note to say that I tackled this job this morning, the plastic lockout piece was cracked making it stuck sometimes, I just went ahead and removed it and the aluminum piece that actually lock the shifter. The whole process took 3 hours.
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2005 S500 4-Matic, 1978 450SL
Lots of people.
1) Buy a wood shift knob made for your car. Google Mercedes shift knobs, or try Performance Products, http://www.performanceproducts4benz.com/default.asp? - they have very nice ones. Many others sell them as well. You need a knob that fits on an existing shaft, not one with a shaft.
2) Remove your old shift knob as described above in this string.
3) Place the new shift knob in position, and reverse the steps you used to remove the old one.
The knob I bought is called the Avant Garde, http://www.performanceproducts4benz....dept%5Fid=6309, but there are many other styles.
1) Buy a wood shift knob made for your car. Google Mercedes shift knobs, or try Performance Products, http://www.performanceproducts4benz.com/default.asp? - they have very nice ones. Many others sell them as well. You need a knob that fits on an existing shaft, not one with a shaft.
2) Remove your old shift knob as described above in this string.
3) Place the new shift knob in position, and reverse the steps you used to remove the old one.
The knob I bought is called the Avant Garde, http://www.performanceproducts4benz....dept%5Fid=6309, but there are many other styles.
Last edited by Skylaw; Oct 1, 2009 at 09:20 AM.
