look on the base of the knob in the front of it and you will see a push in pin, pull the pin out and the knob will come off.
how do you remove the automatic transmission from the 2004 wrx.... i have everything disconnected except for the gearing fork shifter.
remove it
You can remove the linkage from the shifter to the transmission and manually shift transmission.
How do you remove the automatic shifter cablein a 1997 GMC sierra 1500
Remove transmission oil pan Replace fluid, filter, and gasket
Yes you can remove a manual transmission and replace it with an automatic. You will need to buy an aftermarket shifter kit of find a shifter for your vehicle from a junk yard. You will also either have to remove the clutch pedal or replace the pedal assembly
Automatic or manual trans?
If you have amanual transmission You have to push down on the plastic ring above the shifter boot. after you push down the ring, Now you can unscrew the shifter knob. IF you have a automatic transmission you have to remove the screw on the side of the shifter knob. (Be careful the button on the shifter knob is spring loaded)
remove access plate on floor around shifter, 4 bolts hold the shifter onto the trans.
Remove shift release button off the top of the shifter, inside there is a small snap ring. Remove the snap ring and lift the shifter knob off.
Under the rubber boot covering the shifter, there should be 4? bolts. Make sure transmission is in neutral and remove these bolts, shifter should be able to be removed at this time
Remove the shifter cable and switch from the drivers side of the transmission and the seal will be driven over the small shaft and into the transmission case. The shaft is the one that the shifter cable hooked to.