be very carful to remove the plastic retainer on the shift mechanism..... i did break mine, first off ford didnt even have knowledge that this piece was on the contour (its was only through this board that i found the proper part # and its for a focus) 2nd fords entire inventory was out of stock when i broke mine i had to wait 2 months while the parts were manufactured and shipped from germany!!!!!!!!!!!! being as i couldnt be with out my car for this length of time i simply gehetto rigged it with a short piece of heater hose a hose clamp and some duck tape (actually this fix worked very very well, my dad couldnt even tell i did this and i put almost 4,000 miles on the car like this) in the end becareful, take your time, the ends do justify the means
