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04-04-2025 @ 1:45 PM

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When I did my 42, I put a small amount of adhesive in the hole for the threads and just tapped it on.

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04-03-2025 @ 1:36 PM

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I think I've got the picture on the removal.
Any tips on installing the replacement?

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04-01-2025 @ 8:28 AM

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Got it. So, this press-on knob applies to column shift, not to floor shift. That makes sense to me now, thank you.

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04-01-2025 @ 2:24 AM

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Here is the Ford Barn thread

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2378696

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03-31-2025 @ 10:16 PM

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Jay, when you post it here, you own it unless you can pin down the exact source for us. I looked on FB and couldn’t find it.

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03-31-2025 @ 8:13 AM

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Just read a threat on FordBarn about removing the shift knob on a '40. Chances are the same would apply to your '46.

The advice was: there is no way to remove the old knob other than cutting it off. Knob is pressed on, pressed over barbs on the end of shaft. Will not unscrew. Cannot be pulled backwards over those one-way barbs.

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03-30-2025 @ 9:43 PM

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It’s not too complicated. Think of the screw on cap of a bottle of cheap burgundy.

Alan

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03-30-2025 @ 10:45 AM

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I need to replace the shift knob on my 1946 Ford. I've got a new one on the way.
My question is how do I remove the remnants (the top portion is gone) of the old knob and how is the replacement installed?

Thanks
Jeff

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