25 11 235 Replacing bearing bushes for shift arm

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove shift arm.

Press out bearing bush (1).

Coat new bearing bush (1) with Circolight and then press into shift arm until side edges of bush protrude uniformly.

Fig 1: Identifying Bearing Bush

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