Selector lever and selector rod, removing and installing: Removing

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Detach boot from frame.
Remove shift knob and boot.
Remove frame from center console.
Remove nuts securing selector lever housing to center console (arrows).

Fig 1: Removing Nuts Securing Selector Lever Housing To Center Console
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Remove front crossmember (arrow 1) from below exhaust system.
Remove heated oxygen sensor, oxygen sensor behind three way catalytic converter, and three way catalytic converter (arrow -2-) (where applicable), see appropriate EXHAUST SYSTEM, EMISSION CONTROLS article.
Remove front heat shield (arrow -3-).
Loosen rear heat shield (arrow -4-) in forward area.

Fig 2: Removing Heat Shields

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Remove bolt from clamp for selector rod/selector lever (arrow -1-), and remove front bolt (arrow -2-) from bracket (mounted on steering gear).

Fig 3: Removing Bolt From Clamp For Selector Rod/Selector Lever
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Remove remaining bolts (arrows) from bracket.
Disconnect selector lever housing from body.
Push selector lever housing toward rear, and push selector rod (together with bracket) and selector lever up into engine compartment.
Remove bracket and selector lever from selector rod.

Fig 4: Removing Bracket And Selector Lever From Selector Rod
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Remove nut -A- and bolts -B-.

Fig 5: Removing Bracket And Selector Lever Nut And Bolts
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Swing selector lever housing (together with selector rod) downward (arrow -1-) while moving assembly toward engine (arrow -2-), and remove.

Fig 6: Removing Selector Lever Housing

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