Pervis12

Hey guys, I'm new to the page, so please let me know if I'm doing something wrong. My car was hit couple months ago and the Manual Shaft (the piece that the shift linkage is hooked up to, on top of the transmission) broke, it took me like two months to to find a replacement shaft, now I am trying to replace the shaft, I was told by removing valve body, I'll be able to remove the manual shaft, but that is not the case, it seems like something is holding on to it. Do anyone know how I can replace the transmission Manual Shaft? Plz help me out. Or if you know how I can remove the transmission. That will be great too. thanks in advance.