How to remove and replace 1993 Mercury Sable LE Automatic gear shifter

"Okay apologies, it's an automatic not manual first of all and the problem is the spring inside the the handle for the button the driver would depress to shift the vehicle from park to drive failed and I thought the repair would be simple so I bought a replacement "gear shift knob" and it looks like the right one but I cannot seem to find any info on how to remove the old one. There are no visible screws or pins of any kind. I have scanned the internet and asked many mechanics and no one seems to have any information on how to remove it. This car is still in everyday use and I am reluctant to try anything that will disable it completely and I will be damned if I am going to pay the Ford Dealership $500 for the repair. Thanx" "Okay apologies, it's an automatic not manual first of all and the problem is the spring inside the the handle for the button the driver would depress to shift the vehicle from park to drive failed and I thought the repair would be simple so I bought a replacement "gear shift knob" and it looks like the right one but I cannot seem to find any info on how to remove the old one. There are no visible screws or pins of any kind. I have scanned the internet and asked many mechanics and no one seems to have any information on how to remove it. This car is still in everyday use and I am reluctant to try anything that will disable it completely and I will be damned if I am going to pay the Ford Dealership $500 for the repair. Thanx"

I have only done one of these years and years ago and not sure, but found this on a year like yours, which is first generation.
"There should be a little opening on the stalk just enough to fit a flat blade in there, take the flat blade and there should be a u clamp in there just pry it out then tap it up and it should come out, that's on my 94 model. I have only done one of these years and years ago and not sure, but found this on a year like yours, which is first generation. "There should be a little opening on the stalk just enough to fit a flat blade in there, take the flat blade and there should be a u clamp in there just pry it out then tap it up and it should come out, that's on my 94 model.