Benzie,

I'm not as familiar with the standard tranny. My automatic had a "housing" type shell that has the "P," "N," "D," etc. on it. When I removed that, and then the mechanism beneath it, I was able to get to the linkage without even getting out of the car. I suspect your standard tranny may be a bit different.

Good luck.

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Matt
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1995 E300 Diesel (Die Blau Frau)