Removing shifter

[billytheman1188]

Ok so today when i get back from school i have to take my shifter off, in order to take off the trim peices, so i can get to the radio. My question is, how do i get the shifter off (its an 02 3400 alero).....someone told me on another thread, but i wasnt too sure on what he meant........ so do i have to put my car in like drive and pull the emergency brake and there is a slit in the shifter.....do i pull or push the pin....lol i hope im not confusing anyone, just tryin to type this quick

[Satsuriku]

for the shifter. theres a little staple like pin in the back of it, take a flat head screw driver and pull her out and then just pull the shifter up and she will just come right off and for the love of god dont loose that pin

[billytheman1188]

lol alright, thanks man.

Yea i wont lose it, im always careful about losing parts for my car when im workin on it.

[comanche]

Sometimes you do't have to remove that trim panel to get to the radio. If you put the vehicle in drive (car off, parking brake on), lift up on the trim panel and rotate it, you should be able to get the radio trim panel out.

[billytheman1188]

Do u mean just lift on the trim panel where the cd player is, instead of taking the shifter off and the trim near the shifter.

What your saying is dont take that trim near the shifter off, just pull the trim near the cd player and i can get it? what did u mean by rotate it?

[alero168]

you can take the trim around the radio off, when he says twist i think he means so the trim is laying sideways so you have room to access the radio and not have to take the wires behind the hvac controls off.

[billytheman1188]

O ok, sorry bout that;)

I just wanna get home and do this shit!!! i hate school, but i leave in an hour and a half, 2 more classes

[shackney]

ya i lost my shifter pin few days ago..oops..too lazy to get nee one for right now

[Satsuriku]

get one from a junk yard or ghetto rig one......i would just steal one from a junk yard really, ghetto rigging that is a more trouble then its worth

[battistoni21]

^ for sure