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Changing the gearlever should take no more than 30 mins:
From underneath, pull back the boot protecting the bottom of the gearstick, slide off the gear linkage pin retainer and remove the pin, undo the 4 bolts circling the base of the gearstick.
From above, pull up the gear level gaiter and then pull rubber bellows off of the plate on the transmission tunnel - the gear lever can now be lifted straight up and out
Transfer the nylon bushes from the bottom ring of the old gear lever to the new one
Locate the 2 bars with the threaded holes at each end from the top of the black housing (this is where the 4 bolts you removed from underneath screw in to)
Transfer the 2 bars to the new gear lever and also the orange/red washer that needs to go over the bottom ring of the gear lever
Re-assemble by dropping the new gearlever into place, bolting up from underneath, replace pin connecting it to gear linkage and put the rubber boot back
From above, put the bellows and trim gaiter back on and job's done
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