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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 08:03 PM
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Long story short, I spilled about 10oz of Root Beer on my center counsel and most of it went in between where my AUTOMATIC shift **** is on my Firebird. I see where there are two spots for like a flathead screwdriver to fit in there, but i have yet to figure out how to remove the **** so I can lift the whole center counsel out and clean in there. If you can help in anyway or lend any advice about the shift **** remover or about the whole removal, please feel free to speak up.
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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If it's like the manuals...which I don't think it is, but it may be. Just turn it hard....
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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I tried turning it, but I couldn't get it to budge
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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In my old M6 car it just took a lil persuasion....it had some mighty mighty thread locker on it.
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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ok, i figured it out.
pull the pin out and lift up
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by the way...thanks for the help somebody, i appreciate it!
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 09:06 PM
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Now make the simple rule of no pop in the car!
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by wrencher
Now make the simple rule of no pop in the car!
no joke! usually I never eat in the car, but I let my **** ways go for one night while out with a buddy and look what happens...

For future search users(like yeah, whos gonna do that) just use a flat head, pop out that pin thats facing the dash and just pull off the ****. Easy.
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