OK. I did it. Just took a screwdriver and went in to pop the cap from the top. Still chewed up the original a little , but not bad.
Thanks for the advice!
Thanks mud4feet. You weren't too late. I just wanted to know how to remove the original before I bought a new one. Just ordered one last night. I'll let you know how it goes.
OK - I just got info from another source that the cap on the top does pop off and there is a nut inside that must be removed (just like one of the other suggestions on this thread). I'll give that a shot.
OK. I do have a question as to how to remove the OEM gear shift knob. I have a 98 wrangler, and want to replace the original knob. I read the posts below, and I don't see a jamb nut (although that makes perfect sense). The closest suggestion I saw was to pop the cap at the end off. Before I...