How do you remove the shifter knob on a 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ?

Answer 1

Just got thru tearing mine up to see how to remove it. You must gently remove the center cap that has the shift pattern on it. It is held in place by compression fit only so gentle prying with something no harder than what is absolutely necessary to pry it up (strong fingernails?) must be used to keep from scarring it and/or the shifter grip. Once you have the center cap off the rest is easy, you will need a 15 MM deep well socket (or standrad socket with short extension) and ratchet, with it remove the retaining nut that was concealed under the center cap. After removing the retaining nut, simply firmly grip the shift handle and turn counter-clockwise and it should come right off. If you plan to replace the shifter knob with an after-market shift knob you will need to know that the threads are metric, 10 x 150.