
Gear Knob Replacement
9th August 2019
My gear knob has started to make small cuts to the inside of my hand pretty much each time I drive my Yeti now.
The silver plastic head is cracked, it is flicking up and it’s sharp. I know these heads can be replaced. But there is also a little wear on the leather part of the knob as well. It is coming up for nine years old, after all.
Searching online for a nice gear knob throws up many options and I am tempted by several 🤪
As ever, it arrives fast.
So let’s now replace this tired old girl…
With this new beauty…
I have to ease my flat-head screwdriver tip between the gaitor frame and centre console.
A gentle lever action until I hear a healthy ‘click’ sound
Do it all the way around and the frame separates from the console without damage.
I pull the gaitor over the gear knob to as far as it will go.
Now there’s like a large circlip that needs to come off.
And then a plastic clip.
Looks like I’m in business…
Poke the new gear knob through the gaitor and secure with the plastic clip.
Attach to the gear stick and secure with the circlip.
I then clip the frame back into the centre console, and…
BOOM!
Good times. 😎
Other modifications I have made to my Yeti’s interior are here: Yeti interior
And I am always interested to hear about your Yeti, whether customised or not.
Gear knobs for the Yeti are available here on Amazon
Would you care to share and help me grow my site?
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Very smart, very similar to mine but without the yetis either side. 🙂
Keith, thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.
I’m curious… what version Yeti do you have?