Sj413 gear knob not coming off

[SlimGrim]

Ages ago I bought a new gear knob, now I'm drying to get the old one off the whole gear stick spins and I'm just mangling up the old gear knob :/

[SherwoodNash]

Heat, best 'got to' tool there is for an SJ, 5 mins with a hairdryer and gloves should do it.

[SherwoodNash]

What's goin' on, a sometimes white billiard ball?

[SlimGrim]

Turns out the key to success is a second pair of hands haha, duct tape round the shaft to provide some grip, one pair of molegrips on the shaft and one on the ball & success!! The one I have fitted is this: will provide an in car photo later

[twiss]

Same as mine by the looks of it