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Re: bmw-digest V5 #285

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> From: "Scott Hsin-kuan Lin" <shlin@domain.elided>
> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:57:59 -0400
> Subject: re: <E36> Shift Knob removal
> 
> Chris
> 
> there is a better alternative in removing your
> shift knob than just brute force.  DO NOT
> just yank it real hard..... now the best way
> is to pop off the plastic center cap with
> a flat head screw driver, and you will discover
> a screw that holds the shift knob in place.
> simply unscrew it, and gently remove the knob.
> this way your'll definitely won't break your
> rear view mirror!
> 
> Scott
> 

If you're right, then it appears that it is a screw that is holding the
shift knob in place.  Therefore, by force pulling (as others have
recommended) aren't you also stripping the screw slot (and/or the screw)
thus breaking the mechanism?

Steve