It's pressed on or or is threaded clockwise, depending on whether your truck came with the Mitsubishi or Mazda transmission. Try turning it counter-clockwise with a decent amount of force.
you dont have to but it makes it a lot easier.
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The gear box ( manual transmission ) is bolted to the rear of the engine
First remove the shift knob pattern (it can be pried out with a small screw driver). Next remove the alignment pin with a pair of pliers. Then the shift knob can be unscrewed.
its not screwed in. Just pull it out as hard as you can.
The 1992 2.3L 5 Speed required Mercon Automatic Transmission Fluid. That's right, you need to put ATF in the manual transmission.
it could be the shift linkage being that both gears over there wont work
Remove carpet/floor covering Then there should be screws holding the rubber boot covering the shifter Remove screws to remove boot Shifter should be secured to transmission by bolts after removal shifter should be able to be lifted from transmission Then you can possibly see problem. Perhaps fork has just slipped from shifter
A car with a manual or stick shift transmission.
Manual transmission is when you use the shift stick to shift to different gears in a car instead of driving without shifting gears,which is auto transmission.
Remove shifter from the top and try to align shift pegs
Auto - fill it from the dipstick tube.Manual - remove the shift lever and fill from the top.