hello, im trying to remove 4spd manual transmission and I cant seem to figure out how to remove the gear shift lever. ive got the rubber boot off and took out the upper most nut and bolt?

 

Im not sure if I am thinking of the correct dodge transmission assembly, but I have messed with most of them. This is what I seem to remember.
Its been a while, but as I recall, there is collar in the top of the transmission that wraps around the pivot ball of the shift lever. It is under spring tension, and acts as the socket in a ball and socket assembly. You will need to push that down. Once pushed down, the collar rotates and then pops out, freeing the shift lever. As I remember, it required a set of channel locks, beefy flathead screwdriver and a significant amount of cursing. Hopefully Im thinking of the correct transmission for you. Good luck.

 

I have an 84 d150 slant 6 4 speed od (A833). my shifter is a side mounted one which was attached by 3 bolts. my process of dropping the tranny is as follows.... disconnected the 3 shifting rods from the tranny,
-removed all trim from inside the cab to give me access to the tranny hole and the shifter
-there you will see that there are 3 bolts attaching the shifter to the side of the tranny, and I simply removed those three bolts and worked the shifter up through the hole

 

yes thx guys for replies. 84 dodger mine is also the side mount and i did the same procedure to get it out. thx