How the heck do I pull this part out.

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Aww, I see. That makes sense. Thank you for the info! Btw, is there a factory service manual other than the typical Haynes and Chilton that can be downloaded?

Don't know of any that can be downloaded, but there are softbound copies available on ebay. The Chrysler/Mits factory manuals are year-specific and cover things barely mentioned in the Haynes (e.g. transmission repairs). But they assume a higher level of mechanical competence, have many spelling and grammatical errors, and on rare occasions an illustration is wrong or missing.