Did I break my shifter?
 

So I've removed almost all the wood peices inside my X5 to replace with Graphite.
When I got to the shifter, I tried to twist it counter clockwise to "unscrew it" and think I broke it? :( yikes?!

Its now turning loosely in a circle:(

Did I just cost myself some additional dollers on a repair?

you dont unscrew it, you just yank on it to pull it off. if it spins, you broke it.

thought so.
do you know what I need to buy now to fix it?
is it just the shifter and the arm?

The sifter and arm come as one piece. To get in out put it in drive, sit in the pack seat, reach forward and pull back. Just changed my shifter out yesterday

cool, thank you
do you know how much approx?

I think it is 90 pounds of pressure - I way 225 so I just pulled up while leaning back and it popped right off.

sorry, I meant the cost

from BMW

I paid $100 for the shift knob - from Rover Active on ebay - titanium silver

You shouldn't need the whole arm, most likely just the shifter knob itself. (the plastic release rod is part of it, the aluminum arm shouldn't be damaged)

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Cool, thanks guys .

I feel like such an idiot. it was a weekend DIY taking apart all the wood pieces, ALL the peices were removed and I should have left the handel until I came onto the forum and asked or asked my mechanic tues morning but did it anyway....
We learn from our mistakes;)

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