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You will need to remove the boot and such to get to the base of the shifter. I have a 1990 and I had to remove 3 star bolts/screws on the base of the shifter. Once removed, the lever assembly pulled right out.
Take apart your shifter console and all the rubber boots under, you will see them.
put your key in the ignition, turn to on position, press down break pedel and shift into gear you want to be in If the car won't start and you have to move it there is a small removable cover on the passenger side of the shifter console. if you remove the cover, you can manually push in a lever that will unlock the shifter so that you can take it out of park.
you remove shifter knob, key on, slighty pull back on lever and lightly rap top of shift lever with soft faced mallet, this will disengage park but you nstill have a problem with shifter or possible brake light switch
First you must remove the plastic assembly around the shifter lever. This will require a flat head screwdriver. There are 4 screws total, and two are "hidden" behind plastic covers on the front of the plastic surrounding. They can also be popped off using the screwdriver. After that, remove the "coin holder" and the plastic from around the shifter. Pull off the boot and shifter mat. YOu will need a 12mm wrench or ratchet at this point to remove the 3 bolts that connect the shifter to the transmission. After those are removed you can pull out the shifter and you are done.
check behind the shifter lever and remove tray.
lift up the rubber dust boot. unscrew the round metal sleeve at the base of the shift lever, then pull up on shifter.
It is located on top of the steering column. Right above the shifter. There is also a lever underneath th steering column cover. Remove the cover and push the lever down, it releases the shifter.
Assuming that it is anautomatic And it's just the shifter that you want, at the bottom of the shifter by the steering column there is a pin. Take a punch and drive the pin out.
What the Haynes and Chilton repair manuals don't tell you is that the lever is held in place with a wedge bolt. Take the nut loose from the base of the shifter below the boot and remove. Then screw the nut on the back of the wedge bolt and tighten to remove the bolt. I gave up and paid Ford on-line $15.00 for this information.
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you need to get a special tool if you just want to pull the shift lever by itself.