The truck is not a standard, it's an automatic. The little black knob on the end of the handle is nasty and no amount of cleaning will make it quit making this weird rubbery plastic goo. You know, like steering wheels do sometimes when they are to old. I am tired of it getting on my hand and they sell a brand new one for the truck at the local auto parts store. It's about 4 dollars. Is there some special way to get it off? I twisted on the thing pretty good and it didn't even begin to budge. I dont wanna break it or make it harder on myself in some way. Anybody know how you get it off?