Shift rod seal, replacing: Installing

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Coat outer circumference and gap between sealing lips with ATF.

Installation position: The open side of the sealing ring faces the transmission.

Fig 1: Drive In New Seal Until Using Thrust Piece 3385

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Slide new sealing ring onto sealing ring installer 3385 without canting and drive in up to stop of pressure piece.
Installing Multi-function switch → Multi-Function Transmission Range (TR) Switch F125 , removing and installing .
Drive back spring dowel sleeve with transmission not yet removed in opposite direction through the lever.
Slide transmission shift lever onto shift rod and drive in spring dowel sleeve.

Fig 2: Pushing Lever/Selector Shaft On Transmission Fully Forward Into Position "S"

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Push lever/selector shaft - 2 - on transmission fully forward (on illustration fully left).
Shift selector lever into "S" and carefully press up ball head of selector lever cable - 1 - on lever/shift rod - 2 - using a pair of pliers.

NOTE:

Do not deform lever/shift rod when pressing up or else shifting cannot be precisely adjusted any more.

Fig 3: Location Of 10 Pin Harness Connector & Multi-Function Transmission Range (TR) Switch

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Rotate multi-function switch - 3 - until the alignment bore - 4 - at switch housing can be fitted on the alignment pin - 2 - at transmission housing.
Installing left transmission support → Right and left transmission mounts, removing and installing .