Don, The knob is separate from the reverse gear ring. It is pressed and maybe glued on, and could be hard to get off, but not connected to reverse. John Justus 1995 164 Q (with a loose shift knob) 1971 1750 GT Veloce -- to be removed from alfa, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to majordomo@domain.elided