there's a retention pin between the lever itself and the plastic washer. A removal tool should be at most auto parts stores, but you don't really need one.
Bend a paperclip into a "J" shape and pull...
I just had to do this. You take both plugs out of the side of the gear box and I removed the yoke from the gear box as well. Yoke= (the internal piece of the drive shaft, j.i.c.) drain it all and...
Under the vehicle, on the side of the transmission, there should be a plug that you can remove to chek/add lubricant. You should be able to stick in your fingertip to feel for lubricant. If lubricant...