[megerian]

Draco, I also removed the entire assembly. Getting the assembly back in, and having the shift rod go back into the no.12 bushing was (in my case) pretty tough.

I personally would like to watch the "2-hour job" being done by a pro, to see if there is a trick that I missed.

I had to work the assembly back into the tunnel at an angle with the rear pointing down, then reach back and manually force the shift rod backwards a few mm by reaching through the access panel, then simultaneously pull up on forward portion of the shift rod using a piece of rope that was looped under it. I read a few other threads that stated similar difficulties, so I didn't feel like I was the only one!