Need help.. I am trying to remove the factory style 5 speed shifter **** off my hurst short throw shifter this is on my 93 LX with a Factory T5. ...the problem is, the leather **** wont budge to unscrew.
I have tried channel locks..... the **** simply wont budge. I DO Not see any kind of set screw for the **** etc.... has this thing been JB welded on perhaps? I was gonna install a **** from CJ pony parts but unless I can remove the old one, this is a dead in the water mod. Anything I can do?
Should there be a set screw on the ****?

 

If its the factory or factory style **** it should just unscrew. No set screw is in there. Counterclockwise direction.

 

seems like its been JB welded on....im not kidding.. but ill try again.. thanks.. vice grips this go around...

 

Previous owner must have put threadlock on for some idiotic reason. It should unscrew fairly easily.

 

I talked to a guy that has an 85 GT.... he swears there is a jamb nut up under the leather of the ****..... ill check it out later and post my findings...