remove access plate on floor around shifter, 4 bolts hold the shifter onto the trans.
You may have to remove the shifter and realign forks in the top of transmission--problem usually caused by wear
unbolt it =]
Yo have to remove the transmission.
You have to remove the pan if there is no drain plug
disconnect clutch, disconnect drive shaft, remove trans brace, and slide transmission back and out of the flywheel being careful not to tilt it until it is free. you may need to remove the shifter to get enough room to slide it back.
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check your shifter bushings, next would be inside the trans at the shift collar.
To edit original question....Jeep Wrangler 2005 manual transmission
Bolted to the floor in front of the shifter.
more specific please. shifter handles should just unscrew.
Loosen the Jam nut on the bottom of the know CW and then turn the knob CCW..
Remove the access plate on the floor to expose the trans. disconnect the transfer case shifter as 2 of it's bolts are shared with the shifter on the trans. The bracket is held on to the 2 left hand shifter bolts and will have nuts on the top to remove, it is not possible to just move it out of the way without removing the other 2 bracket bolts further down on the trans. Then remove the 4 retaining bolts on the top of the shifter and pull it out.