Internal Shift Linkage
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The manual transaxle is shifted internally by 4 shift forks. The 1st/2nd gears shift fork, 3rd/4th gears shift fork and the 5th gear shift fork control all forward gear shifts. The reverse gear shift fork controls reverse.