How To Remove Shifter Handle?

[Rocket Man]

@Bigbeardenali1992 sorry to hear it stripped. An easy out should do the trick. You just drill a hole in the screw , put in the easy out, and then the easy out tightens itself in the hole as you reverse it. Any hardware store should have some.

 

[adventurenali92]

@Red Rocket , thanks for the headsup!

 

[easterr]

much better explanation than mine. it's been a while since I used it, thankfully. I think mine is Craftsman

 

[adventurenali92]

Picked up an easy out this afternoon from Napa Auto Parts so I'm going to go for round 3 again with that screw this afternoon when I get home will post up later how it goes.

 

[Rocket Man]

Well? Good news I hope.

 

[easterr]

Any advice to remove the plastic pieces on the steering column? I've read threads and watched YouTube videos, but my lower piece doesn't appear to have screws. Is this a Denali specific issue, or do I just not have screws? Thanks in advance

 

[Rocket Man]

Any advice to remove the plastic pieces on the steering column? I've read threads and watched YouTube videos, but my lower piece doesn't appear to have screws. Is this a Denali specific issue, or do I just not have screws? Thanks in advance

Mine doesn't have screws either; there's 2 holes that look like they might have screws but there's nothing there. The 2 halves just snap together.
Edit: I also see the Denali part is specific to the Denali.

 

[adventurenali92]

My plastic piece doesn't have screws either. Just like @Red Rocket said, it looks like there should be with the holes. But no screws. I just gently wiggled a flathead screw driver in between the two pieces where the plastic tabs are and they came apart. Just be gentle!

 

[Rocket Man]

hey @Bigbeardenali1992 you haven't updated us on how the easy out worked!

 

[Tonyrodz]

I guess I lucked out with mine , came right out, surprisingly. Biggest issue I had was plugging the shifter harness back in.