outer shift boot brace broken
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Roanoke, Va
outer shift boot brace broken
My shift boot has bit the dust. The previous owner apparently had work done (so I figure) and decided the best thing Would be to Superglue the plastic piece attached back to the console. I suppose after two summers the heat made the glue come loose.
My question is can I get just this piece replaced? Or will I need more than just a new boot?
By the way, yes I know my JK is dirty, haha.
Thanks.
My question is can I get just this piece replaced? Or will I need more than just a new boot?
By the way, yes I know my JK is dirty, haha.
Thanks.
JK Newbie
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Portland, OR
When I had the clutch replaced in my '08 JK, my tech broke the ring around the shift boot. I found out throught that, you have to buy the whole thing. It's not too expensive though, and a super easy replacement. However, taking the shift knob off isn't the easiest thing in the world. The parts guy at the dealer tried to sell me a new shift knob at the same time because most everyone ruins thiers trying to remove them to install a new shift boot.
Here's a video my buddy took of me removing the shift knob, so that I could replace the shift boot. He totally demolished his when he removed his, and everything we found online stated that it was impossible, so we wanted to prove all wrong. Jeep shift knob removal - YouTube
By the way, I figured out you don't need to remove the top part of the knob at all, just the lower ring. Good luck!
Here's a video my buddy took of me removing the shift knob, so that I could replace the shift boot. He totally demolished his when he removed his, and everything we found online stated that it was impossible, so we wanted to prove all wrong. Jeep shift knob removal - YouTube
By the way, I figured out you don't need to remove the top part of the knob at all, just the lower ring. Good luck!
JK Freak
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Keizer,Oregon
When I had the clutch replaced in my '08 JK, my tech broke the ring around the shift boot. I found out throught that, you have to buy the whole thing. It's not too expensive though, and a super easy replacement. However, taking the shift knob off isn't the easiest thing in the world. The parts guy at the dealer tried to sell me a new shift knob at the same time because most everyone ruins thiers trying to remove them to install a new shift boot.
Here's a video my buddy took of me removing the shift knob, so that I could replace the shift boot. He totally demolished his when he removed his, and everything we found online stated that it was impossible, so we wanted to prove all wrong. Jeep shift knob removal - YouTube
By the way, I figured out you don't need to remove the top part of the knob at all, just the lower ring. Good luck!
Here's a video my buddy took of me removing the shift knob, so that I could replace the shift boot. He totally demolished his when he removed his, and everything we found online stated that it was impossible, so we wanted to prove all wrong. Jeep shift knob removal - YouTube
By the way, I figured out you don't need to remove the top part of the knob at all, just the lower ring. Good luck!
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: St. Tammany, La
The replacement from the dealership is about 26 bucks, but its still crap and will prob end up with the same problem down the road, do a search of shift bezel mod, there are some great write ups,
