So, it's time to replace all my HVAC doors and I'm stuck trying to remove the transmission gear shift lever extension.

How much torque is on this nut??? Are the threads backwards? I can't get this thing off.

Any hints?

 

Been fighting with it for a while and I'm not a small person.

I'm afraid I'll break a shift fork or something if I use a cheater bar on the wrench.

What am I doing wrong? Is there I place I can put another wrench to offset the torque?

 

You'd be way ahead of the ballgame to just remove the 4 bolts holding the assembly in place. Then, just stuff a rag in the top end to keep foreign materials out.