25 11 001 Replacing Complete Shift Lever

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove selector lever . See 25 11 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING SHIFT LEVER .
Remove vibration damper (if fitted). See 25 11 250 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING VIBRATION DAMPER .

Detach mount from selector lever.

Installation:

Grease ball joint.

Grease, refer to GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM - OPERATING FLUIDS .

Fig 1: Detaching Mount From Selector Lever

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Detach rubber gaiter from selector lever.

Fig 2: Identifying Rubber Gaiter From Selector Lever

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Installation:

Degrease selector lever (1).

Coat rubber bellows on inside of shaped section (2) with Circolight.

Pull rubber gaiter from above over selector lever and align. Arrow (3) on rubber gaiter must point in direction of travel (A).

Fig 3: Identifying Selector Lever

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