You don't necessarily have to remove the reverse lockout [that is, if you just don't like it; like me
].
You can easily disable it with a hose clamp. Remove the shifter boot temporarily (you will need another cable tie to re-install it). Next, take a small hose clamp and open it up all of the way and then put it around the shifter rod and re-insert the end of the hose clamp band into the "screw-housing". Tighten the clamp almost to the point that it is clamped down around the shifter rod. Slide the hose clamp up to the shift knob and pull up and hold up on the reverse lock out collar. With the collar held up in place (with the hose clamp underneath it) tighten the hose clamp around the shifter so that the clamp holds the lock out collar in the up position. The reverse lock out is now disabled.
Reattach the shift boot around the lower portion of the collar using a new cable tie. Then re-install the bottom of the shifter boot into the console. All done now!
I did this to eliminate the rattling in the shifter (from about 2500-3200 RPM).
HTH
Mike
