is there an easier way to take out the shift linkage from the tran. without using a punch..?? or is there a technique when takin it out with a punch??

 

None that I have discovered.

Come to think of it, I have only successfully removed that damn pin once. Other times I have left it attached to the transmission.

 

I usually leave it connected to the tranny,
But when i have had to remove it in the past i just used a regular screwdriver and tapped it slow and evenly, always try and tap it around the edges not straight down the hole in the middle.

 

thanxs...

 

haha, me and my friends call that the bitch pin