you have to pull the entire center consol out. in the arm rest part, there are four screws on the sides of it. then in the part under the e-brake handle, there is a cover that you need to remove. under that there are two more screws. after you remove those, you can remove the whole arm rest assembly. then there are two screws in the foot wells that hold the front of the consol in place. there is also one more screw behind the ash-tray. after you remove those, unscrew your shift knob, and you should be able to pull the section out.