Pull Knob removal

[Gub67]

I’m in the midst of restoring the dash pull knobs for my BJ40. Half the knobs have set screws…..the other half do not. Without a set screw in a knob, how are they removed? I’ve tried gently pulling and gently turning them to see if they thread off. They don’t / won’t. Seeking some guidance on this!

 

[Aloha Jen]

Depending which knobs they are, the ones that don’t have set screws don’t come off. You have a nut in the back side of the dash that needs to loosen and the the whole knob and cable pull through and out (choke, warm pull, fresh pull, etc).
Here are mine in my 1975 fj40 that I just restored:

These don’t have set screws and need to be pulled out after loosening the nut behind them.

These are the ones with set screws:

 

[ToyotaMatt]

I’m in the midst of restoring the dash pull knobs for my BJ40. Half the knobs have set screws…..the other half do not. Without a set screw in a knob, how are they removed? I’ve tried gently pulling and gently turning them to see if they thread off. They don’t / won’t. Seeking some guidance on this!

WARM PULL

FRESH PULL

HAND THROTTLE

CHOKE

Are all cast / vulcanized onto the D-GROOVE shafts

You must pull the whole cable

NOTE the D -GROOVE profile holes in your meter dash …

 

[Gub67]

WARM PULL

FRESH PULL

HAND THROTTLE

CHOKE

Are all cast / vulcanized onto the D-GROOVE shafts

You must pull the whole cable

NOTE the D -GROOVE profile holes in your meter dash …


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Thanks!

 

[Gub67]

Depending which knobs they are, the ones that don’t have set screws don’t come off. You have a nut in the back side of the dash that needs to loosen and the the whole knob and cable pull through and out (choke, warm pull, fresh pull, etc).
Here are mine in my 1975 fj40 that I just restored:
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These don’t have set screws and need to be pulled out after loosening the nut behind them.
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These are the ones with set screws:
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Thank you!

 

[ToyotaMatt]

Thanks!

remember ...

all it takes is to restore 1 land cruiser control cable on your BJ40 ....,

and , you can loose control like i did long ago


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[desmocruiser]

The cable knobs should have a 17 MM nut on the backside of them. Shorty wrenches to get them started, hopefully the rest of way it will loosen with the 2 fingers you can reach them with.

The set screw (switch type) are a small phillips head, loosen and unscrew the knob off the stalk. Should be able to access the grommet and remove.

 

[desmocruiser]

Here is a picture that might help. I think someone replaced the Choke cable nut with a weird 15 MM?

 

[Living in the Past]

I have some early switch knobs the used a straight slotted screwdriver.