I never used a screwdriver, I suppose you can but heres the easy way to do it..

get your 2 fingers on inside the boot and pull towards yourself until you hear the clips release then simply pull up and its off

 

nope, not to my knowledge

does anyone know what the actual affect would be if you did in fact damage your transmission
like will it make a certain noise, do a certain thing

 

^^ well i think your good because other members have said if you do drake it you cant drive the car. idk but check to be safe

 

Mine was tight used the vise grib on the bottom and my big mitts on top and yelled at it to come off and it finally let loose

 

^^rofl

 

i still cant get it off!!! ****

 

Here is the similiar procedure which I followed when I changed my shifter ****, last year. I went to an Infiniti site. However, the following link affords the same results and warnings.

http://www.350z-tech.com/zwiki/Shift...nd_Replacement

 

you won't damage the transmission. the most you can do is probably bend the shift linkage, which is very unlikely. stop being pansies.

 

^^lol.... I only asked cause everyone has been saying youll damage your transmission..

so please keep your "pansie" comments to yourself

 

irresponsible comment. you prolly just want to c someones shifter break, j/k

haha, i told ya it wasn't easy get some one to help you like i did... like the other dude said, better save than sorry...

 

I have an 06 coupe and hands down that was the hardest thing I've ever done on a car. The locktite was soo damn tite i swore i was going to do damage to the tranny. I ended up having to grab someone else to hold onto the shifter under the boot with a vice grip while i wrestled with the ****. Took a good 15 mins of fighting before it finally twisted off. But in the end it was definately worth it.