Prndl transmission shift lever help

I have removed the cable from the shift lever at transmission. The shifter in vehicle moves freely now. I cannot move the lever connected to the transmissin by hand. Looks pretty rusty at that point. I want to remove and lubricate per your suggestion, however, the link provided in the post is no longer working. There is a bolt there Im assuming would remove the lever. When I put the ratchet on it, it moves the lever through the gears. I want to be sure this is the bolt i should be trying to remove. My concern is that applying force to the bolt, as it is shifting the gears, may cause damage internally. If it shifts to the last gear as im removing it, is it ok to apply force to remove the bolt?

The post with the link i referring is

STICKY SHIFTER / SHIFTER IS HARD TO MOVE
Most of us would disconnect the shifter cable from the transmission lever and then verify the cable is free by hopping in the truck and moving the shifter from park to low . We should feel nothing because the shifter cable is no longer connected to the transmission . If the shifter is still tight to move , we know that the issue resides in the cable or the plastic shifter cover . A quick lube job is going to fix that up .

Next , with the shifter cable removed from the transmission lever , try and manually move that transmission lever by hand . You should feel click , click , click and it should be fairly easy to move with your hands . If you cant move it by hand , remove the PRNDL switch shown on page 16 at this link , it shows the switch in question . Spray the heck out of it . Some guys actually have to replace the PRNDL switch becuase of corrosion .The PRNDL switch gets very tight when it corrodes http://www.toyotatundraforum.com/pdf/A750E.pdf

When the switch is removed , you can spray the seal on the transmission that sits behind the switch to see if there are additional problems with the lever shaft since the lever shaft is also known to corrode .
, then take a small screwdriver and pry the lever seal away from the shifter selector shaft enough to blast some lubricant between the seal until you get the lever to move by hand .Might have to work it back and forth a little but its going to free up . You should have the wheels blocked when you do this .Both of these issues are very common

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.

 

You do NOT want or need to remove the shift lever. What you want to remove or check is the Park Neutral Safety switch that is on the opposite side of the transmission.

Here see post # 2 by @TnShooter

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/transmission-range-sensor.729217/#post-30458183