I would like to remove my boot, but there are retaining plastic clips both in front and in back of it. It slides off easily on the side, but I don't know how to remove the plastic thingy and I don't want to break them.

I need to remove the boot in order to adjust the detente plate and hopefully find it easier to shift into 1st -- right arm getting a work-out right now and stressed out at red lights and stop sign that I won't make it into 1st!

For now I go into 2nd gear before shifting into 1st, but soccer moms are getting impatient in the suburbs.

Just changed my tranny fluid -- fresh Castrol ATF type F with overfill, maybe next year I'll try RedLine.

Thanks.
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'89 244DL M47 159K miles

Pry up on the clips to pop them out. If they break, replace them
with 1cm. long 6 mm dia.(?) bolts to make removal a piece of cake
next time. The holes are already threaded.
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-b.

Like bosozoku said, pry up on the CLIPS. The boot rubber is easy to tear at the clip holes - once that happens it's pretty tough to keep the boot in place, and the noise and fumes out.
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Bob (81-244GL B21F, 83-244DL B23F, 94-944 B230FD plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)