I am having difficulty replacing the gear selector lever on my '93 600SL. I have done all the preliminary work removing the console, etc., but cannot find any instructions on removing the existing selector lever. No reference to this is on the Star 129 dvd or anywhere else I have searched. The Russian parts site shows my configuration but from this it is not clear to me how the lever is removed. Hense, my questions are these: 1 - how is the lever removed, and 2 - is there a replacement shaft available that does not contain a fixed handle that will fit in this configuration? Obviously, the shaft I have aquired that is threaded will not do the job. Any help with this will be greatly appreciated.

W J Kinney