96 accord...how do i remove the shift ****?

i need step by step instructions thanks..its for a buddy of mine

too bad its not as simple as an integra's...

 

Manual, right?

Assuming it's like the 6th generation ('98 through '02), first slide down the vinyl skirt around it then turn counter-clockwise.

 

Lmao! Sorry. Probably the same way as my 95 Accord. Pull down the boot from the **** so that you can see the stick itself (metal part), turn the **** counter clockwise, and you're done!

 

unscrew it?

 

You are talking about the shift **** itself, right? Not the entire shaft?

 

then the above is correct. Just slide the boot down and unscrew the shift ****. No need to remove the center console.

 

sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead but i have this problem with my 94 accord ex standard. i am trying to remove the shift boot and ****. i just cant figure it out. i can remove the whole center console (plastic that holds the radio and around the shifter) and i can see how to remove the boot (4 screws under the plastic) but i just cant take off the ****. i tried turning it counter clockwise and nothing. i can turn the whole vinyl around it but not the ****. and doesnt have any screws inside or out. any suggestions?

 

i have the same problem with my 96 accord. i can take off the boot, but the shift **** is so tight that it doesnt budge. if you end up finding out how to take it off, please let me know. thanx

 

You just unscrew it counter clockwise like everything else.

You really need to crank on it

 

alrighty..i guess ill try it again tomorrow and see if i can pull it off. thanx

 

i'm pretty sure you have to disconnect the boot from the **** first. i cant remember if you just have to pull down on it really hard or if it has to be turned clockwise (while holding the **** in place) but its one of those two. then like everyone else says you just unscrew it. i figured it out playing around in a parkinglot one day waiting for someone but dont remember exactly how to do it. its not hard though

 

i did it you have to pull down on the top of the boot where the little chrome piece is. just pull really hard. i found it easer to do from the passenger side (idk why haha) then turn the **** counter clockwise. and remove the 4 screws under the boot. well i took it off but the shift boot i bought didnt fit the base so i just put everything back together how it was.

in my opinion get the boot custom made or make sure the bottom of the boot is really big to fit the base. universal ones dont fit

 

I'm sure some may be different, mine had a white clip retainer to keep the boot up - if you twisted hard enough however you broke it free (not break the clip though) and it comes right off

 

easy enough

 

I own a 95 Honda Accord lx. Now, pardon my ignorance, but where are theses screws you are talking about to remove the shift boot?

 

The 5th Gen Accords don't use screws. Hope this picture explains it: