Hi

I have a 1985 Volvo 240 DL 4 speed manual with the overdrive button atop the gearshift lever. The wiring inside the gearshift lever is tenuous at best. Overdrive works, which is the good news, but the button/wiring business inside the gearshift lever is for all intents and purposes a goner, which means overdrive is out of order for the moment.

I recently purchased an entirely new gearshift lever, with all the wires and the rest of it, which I am reasonably hopeful will cure the problem. My trouble is I am not sure how to go about replacing the thing. The parts guy said it was a piece of cake, but now that I have seen the part the job looks intimidating at best.

Is there a simpler solution besides replacing the entire gear shift lever? Is there an easy way to, let's say, replace the top half of the gear shift lever, and then have all the wires plug in where they want to go down lower? Or will I have to get under the car? Or do you have to get under the car to replace the gear shift lever?

And thoughts would be much appreciated

TIA!